あた
咫

noun, noun used as a suffix, counter

Archaism.
  1. distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あた
咫
 咫 あた
た
咫
 咫 た
あた
尺
 尺 あた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

short, span
た　シ (Kentei 1)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク　セキ　さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
only, free, in addition
ただ　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)