しゃっ
尺
かん
貫
ほう
法

noun

  1. old Japanese system of weights and measures.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃっ
尺
かん
貫
ほう
法
 尺貫法 しゃっかんほう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
つらぬ.く　カン　ぬき (Late Jr. High, N1)
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
method, law, rule
ホウ　ハッ　ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)