間けん尺じゃく

noun

measuring rope with ken marks; measurement

A traditional measuring rope marked in ken (1 ken ≈ 182 cm). Also used broadly for measurement or scale. Often appears in the idiom 間尺に合わない (not worth the effort).

• 大だい工くは間けん尺じゃくを使つかって柱はしらの長ながさを測はかった。

  The carpenter measured the pillar length using a ken-marked rope.

• この仕し事ごとは間けん尺じゃくに合あわない。

  This job isn't worth the effort.