noun
Japanese system of weights and measures
Historical term for the traditional Japanese measurement system based on units such as 尺 (shaku), 貫 (kan), and 升 (shō). Officially replaced by the metric system in 1924 but still used in some traditional contexts like carpentry and sake brewing.
尺貫法は、日本で古くから使われてきた度量衡の体系です。
The shaku-kan system is a traditional Japanese system of weights and measures.
大工さんは今でも尺貫法で木材を測ることがあります。
Carpenters still sometimes measure lumber using the shaku-kan system.
A unit of length in the 尺貫法 system, approximately 30.3 cm.
A unit of weight in the 尺貫法 system, approximately 3.75 kg.
尺 (shaku, a unit of length) + 貫 (kan, a unit of weight) + 法 (system). The term refers to the traditional Japanese measurement system based on these units.