shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
尺 centers on a unit of length and the act of measuring: a shaku (Japanese foot), a ruler, or a scale. The idea extends naturally to any tool or standard used for measuring.
尺 is a pictograph of a hand measuring a span, with the modern form preserving a stylized hand shape. The character originally represented a unit of length based on the distance from the thumb to the middle finger.
The shape 尺 looks like a hand holding a ruler: the top 尸 is the arm and hand, and the bottom 丶 is the mark being measured. Picture a hand measuring a length of cloth with a ruler.
For シャク, imagine a shack (shack -> シャク) built with precise measurements using a Japanese foot ruler. The carpenter measures every beam with a 尺.
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
gauge; standard; measure; criterion; index
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
reduced scale; scaling down
curved ruler
autofellatio
approx. 30 cm
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
sharpened sword
mere child
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
Kyōhō shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)
man is the measure of all things
large jewel
large jewel; string of jewels
six feet
6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.)