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.
この縄は六尺の長さだ。
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
祭りでは男たちが六尺を締めている。
At the festival, the men wear traditional loincloths.
noun
Historical occupation; a person who carried a palanquin (駕籠). The spelling 陸尺 is an ateji used especially for this sense.
江戸時代、陸尺は駕籠を担いで町を走った。
In the Edo period, palanquin bearers ran through the town carrying palanquins.
六尺 literally means 'six shaku', a traditional Japanese unit of length. The loincloth sense is an abbreviation of 六尺褌. The palanquin bearer sense uses the ateji spelling 陸尺.