六ろく尺しゃく

noun

six feet

Only when written 六尺

A traditional Japanese measurement unit; one 尺 is about 30.3 cm, so six 尺 is roughly 1.82 meters.

• この縄なわは六ろく尺しゃくの長ながさだ。

  This rope is six shaku long.

noun

traditional Japanese G-string for men

Only when written 六尺

Abbreviation of 六尺褌 (rokushaku fundoshi), a traditional loincloth made from a strip of cloth about six shaku long.

See also: 六尺褌

• 祭まつりでは男おとこたちが六ろく尺しゃくを締しめている。

  At the festival, the men wear traditional loincloths.

noun

palanquin bearer

Historical occupation; a person who carried a palanquin (駕籠). The spelling 陸尺 is an ateji used especially for this sense.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、陸ろく尺しゃくは駕籠かごを担かついで町まちを走はしった。

  In the Edo period, palanquin bearers ran through the town carrying palanquins.