勺しゃく

noun

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.

• 日本にほん酒しゅを一いっ勺しゃくだけ注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered just one shaku of sake.

• このレシピでは醤しょう油ゆを二に勺しゃく加くわえる。

  This recipe adds two shaku of soy sauce.

noun

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.

• この古ふるい家いえの畳たたみは一いっ勺しゃくの面めん積せきだ。

  The tatami mat in this old house has an area of one shaku.

• 土と地ちの広ひろさを勺しゃくで表あらわすことは今いまではほとんどない。

  Nowadays, land area is almost never expressed in shaku.