尺一

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Grade: 6
いち
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of (shaku, shaku) +‎ (ichi, one).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(しゃく)(いち) (shakuichi

  1. one shaku and one sun

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 6
いつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 尺一 (tsyhek ʔjit, literally foot (measure) + one (tenth)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(せき)(いつ) (sekiitsu

  1. in ancient China, the paperboard on which the imperial decree was written, or the imperial decree

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN