Meaning

Primary

Tape Measure

Alternative

Measuring Tape

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A scroll of shaku. So, a scroll is all rolled up, right? And a shaku is an older form of Japanese measurement. If you roll up a measuring thing into a scroll-like container... what does it become? A tape measure!

Reading

まきじゃく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for is the 巻く reading, pushed into the kanji. The reading is the normal reading of . Careful of the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

この巻尺で胸囲を測るのを手伝ってもらえませんか。

Could you help me get my chest measurement with this tape measure?

Kanji Composition