"尺八" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕa̠kɯ̟ha̠t͡ɕi] Forms: 尺八 [canonical] (ruby: (しゃく), (はち)), shakuhachi [romanization]
Etymology: From 尺(しゃく) (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm) + 八(はち) (hachi, “eight”, as in 八(はち)寸(すん) (hachi sun), one 寸(すん) (sun) is about 3.03 cm). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|八 寸|はち すん}} 八(はち)寸(すん) (hachi sun), {{ja-r|寸|すん}} 寸(すん) (sun), {{ja-compound|尺|しゃく|八|はち|pos1=archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm|pos2=as in 八(はち)寸(すん) (<span class="mention-tr tr">hachi sun</span>), one 寸(すん) (<span class="mention-tr tr">sun</span>) is about 3.03 cm|t2=eight}} 尺(しゃく) (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm) + 八(はち) (hachi, “eight”, as in 八(はち)寸(すん) (hachi sun), one 寸(すん) (sun) is about 3.03 cm) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しゃくはち}} 尺(しゃく)八(はち) • (shakuhachi)
  1. shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute Categories (topical): Woodwind instruments
    Sense id: en-尺八-ja-noun-ce9eS6fO Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 67 23 10 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 67 14 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 87 10 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 64 16 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 68 14 18
  2. (by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺(しゃく) (shaku) and eight 寸(すん) (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters) Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-尺八-ja-noun-ynHlBAYp
  3. (vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex Tags: dated, vulgar
    Sense id: en-尺八-ja-noun-Xj-gq3Gp Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 吹禅 (suizen) (ruby: 吹禅(すいぜん)) (english: blow meditation), 普化禅 (ruby: 普化禅(ふけぜん)) (english: Fuke Zen)
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            "t": "fellatio"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 사까시 (sakkasi, “fellatio”)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Korean: 사까시 (sakkasi, “fellatio”)"
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          "_dis": "67 23 10",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Woodwind instruments",
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            "Music",
            "Tools",
            "Art",
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          "english": "In Japanese historical drama, mendicant Zen priests show up while playing shakuhachi.",
          "roman": "Jidaigeki de wa, komusō ga shakuhachi o fukinagara arawareru.",
          "ruby": [
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              "時代劇",
              "じだいげき"
            ],
            [
              "虚無僧",
              "こむそう"
            ],
            [
              "尺八",
              "しゃくはち"
            ],
            [
              "吹",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "現",
              "あらわ"
            ]
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "silk",
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        ],
        [
          "尺(しゃく)",
          "尺#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "寸(すん)",
          "寸#Japanese"
        ]
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        "(by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺(しゃく) (shaku) and eight 寸(すん) (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters)"
      ],
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        ]
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        "(vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex"
      ],
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        "vulgar"
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      "other": "しゃくはち"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕa̠kɯ̟ha̠t͡ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "尺八"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "2": "はち すん"
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    },
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        "1": "寸",
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        "2": "しゃく",
        "3": "八",
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        "t2": "eight"
      },
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    {
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        ],
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          "八",
          "はち"
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      "english": "Fuke Zen",
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        {
          "english": "In Japanese historical drama, mendicant Zen priests show up while playing shakuhachi.",
          "roman": "Jidaigeki de wa, komusō ga shakuhachi o fukinagara arawareru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "時代劇",
              "じだいげき"
            ],
            [
              "虚無僧",
              "こむそう"
            ],
            [
              "尺八",
              "しゃくはち"
            ],
            [
              "吹",
              "ふ"
            ],
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              "現",
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          ],
          "text": "時代劇では、虚無僧が尺八を吹きながら現れる。",
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          "paper",
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        ],
        [
          "silk",
          "silk"
        ],
        [
          "尺(しゃく)",
          "尺#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "寸(すん)",
          "寸#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺(しゃく) (shaku) and eight 寸(すん) (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters)"
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        "dated",
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "しゃくはち"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕa̠kɯ̟ha̠t͡ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "尺八"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 尺八 meaning in Japanese (3.8kB)

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  "title": "尺八",
  "trace": ""
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