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巻尺

Tape Measure


Meaning

Tape Measure, Measuring Tape

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A scroll of shaku. So, a scroll is all rolled up, right? And a shaku is an older form of Japanese measurement. If you roll up a measuring thing into a scroll-like container... what does it become? A tape measure!


Reading

まきじゃく

Explanation

The reading for 巻 is the 巻く reading, pushed into the kanji. The 尺 reading is the normal reading of 尺. Careful of the rendaku.


Context

Context Sentences

この巻尺で胸囲を測るのを手伝ってもらえませんか。

Could you help me get my chest measurement with this tape measure?


Kanji Composition