尺|しゃくshaku[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounshaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
   寸すんを与あたえれば尺しゃくを望のぞむ。↗

   Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
2. nounrule; measure; scale
3. nounlength

• Synonym定規じょうぎNeutralA ruler or set square for drawing lines, by extension a standard; 「尺」 is mostly the unit of length.
• Synonym物差しものさしNeutralThe everyday word for a ruler used to measure length; also a yardstick for judging things. 「尺」 is the unit itself, extended to mean length.
• Related尺度しゃくどWrittenA standard or criterion for measuring and judging; can also mean a ruler or size. More at home in written prose than 「尺」, which is chiefly the old unit of length.
• Related規矩きくWrittenOriginally a compass and ruler, by extension a standard of conduct; a literary, archaic word, whereas 「尺」 is a unit of length.

For a ruler that measures length, say 「物差し」; for drawing lines, 「定規」; for a standard of judgment, 「尺度」. 「尺」 is mostly the old unit of length or length in general.

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1. 尺貫法しゃっかんほうにおける長ながさの単位たんい。約やく30.3センチメートル。
2. 長ながさ。
3. （放送業ほうそうぎょう界かい）放送ほうそうされる時間じかんの長ながさ。
4. ものさし。