shaku (unit of volume, approx. 18 ml)
Traditional Japanese unit of volume, roughly 18 milliliters. Still used in some culinary contexts, especially for measuring sake or rice.
I ordered just one shaku of sake.
shaku (unit of area, approx. 0.033 m²)
Traditional Japanese unit of area, approximately 0.033 square meters. Rarely used in modern daily life; mainly encountered in historical or architectural contexts.
This recipe adds two shaku of soy sauce.
The tatami mat in this old house has an area of one shaku.
Nowadays, land area is almost never expressed in shaku.
one shaku
shaku of water; 18 ml of water · droplet of water; very small amount of water
Standard kanji for the traditional unit of volume and area.
Out-dated kanji usage; rarely encountered in modern texts.
The kanji 勺 is a pictograph of a ladle or small measure, reflecting its use as a unit of volume. The reading しゃく is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi. The alternative reading せき is less common and restricted to the 勺 kanji.