尺 - shaku | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

寸すんを与あたえれば尺さしを望のぞむ。

sun'o ataereba shakuo nozomu.

Give him an inch and he will take a yard.

Characters

Written Form

尺 kanji, 4 strokes shaku

Reading

17 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

尺せきじゃない

sekijanai

The negative form

1. Not a foot.; Not that size.

★ Common

Noun

#476156

尺さしだった

sashidatta

The past form

1. Was a foot.; Was a ruler.

★ Common

Noun

#363244

尺さしで

sashide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. By the foot; Measuring in feet

★ Common

Noun

#86753

尺しゃくの

shakuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of a foot; Foot-long

★ Common

Noun

#77089

尺せきじゃありません

sekijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a foot.; It is not that size.

★ Common

Noun

#1200749

尺せきじゃないです

sekijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a ruler.; It isn't a ruler.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

尺しゃくでした

shakudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a foot.; Was a ruler.

★ Common

Noun

#642932

尺しゃくではありません

shakudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not a foot.; Is not one foot.

★ Common

Noun

#785130

Common 6 items

尺せきじゃなかった

sekijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a foot; Wasn't a ruler

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

尺さしだろう

sashidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably…; About a foot

★ Common

Noun

#930896

尺せきじゃありませんでした

sekijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a ruler.; Was not a foot (measurement).

★ Common

Noun

#1200749

尺せきじゃなかったです

sekijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't this big.; Wasn't this long.

★ Common

Noun

#1200749

尺さしでしょう

sashideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably; Likely

★ Common

Noun

#866112

尺しゃくではありませんでした

shakudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a foot.; Was not one foot.

★ Common

Noun

#1200749

Advanced 3 items

尺さしだったら

sashidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If (it is) one *shaku*; If (it is) a foot

★ Common

Noun

#433215

尺さしであれば

sashideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it is one *shaku*; If it measures one *shaku*

★ Common

Noun

#720255

尺さしなら

sashinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it is a foot.; When it is a foot.

★ Common

Noun

#412785

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