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享保尺 (きょうほうじゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

享きょう保ほう尺じゃく

Meanings

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noun

Kyōhō shaku; approx. 30.36 cm

archaic

Archaic unit of length used during the Kyōhō era (1716–1736). Now only encountered in historical contexts.

享きょう保ほう尺じゃくは江え戸ど時じ代だいの長ながさの単たん位いで、約やく30.36センチメートルにあたる。
The Kyōhō shaku is a unit of length from the Edo period, equivalent to about 30.36 centimeters.

Kanji

享enjoy, receive, undergo
保protect, guarantee, keep
尺shaku, Japanese foot, measure

Similar words

尺しゃく
尺 is the general term for the traditional Japanese shaku unit (approx. 30.3 cm), while 享保尺 specifically refers to the standardized shaku of the Kyōhō era.

Etymology

享保 (Kyōhō era) + 尺 (shaku, a traditional unit of length). The term refers to the standardized shaku length established during the Kyōhō period.