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
  • (Tokyo) しゃくいち [shàkúíchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝit͡ɕi]

Noun

尺(しゃく)一(いち) • (shakuichi) 

  1. 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 (tenth)”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せきいつ [sèkíítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲiit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

尺(せき)一(いつ) • (sekiitsu) 

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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