尺一

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
尺	一
しゃく Grade: 6	いち Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of 尺 (shaku, “shaku”) +‎ 一 (ichi, “one”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) しゃくいち [shàkúíchí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝit͡ɕi]

Noun

尺一 (hiragana しゃくいち, rōmaji shakuichi)

one shaku and one sun

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
尺	一
せき Grade: 6	いつ Grade: 1
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) せきいつ [sèkíítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

尺一 (hiragana せきいつ, rōmaji sekiitsu)

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

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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