"shaku" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shaku [plural], shakus [plural]
Etymology: A romanization of Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|尺|tr=shaku}} Japanese 尺 (shaku), {{doublet|en|chi|chek}} Doublet of chi and chek Head templates: {{en-noun|shaku|s}} shaku (plural shaku or shakus)
  1. The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter. Wikipedia link: shaku (unit) Synonyms: Japanese foot Related terms: ken

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