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高麗尺 (こまじゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こ麗ま尺じゃく

Meanings

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noun

Korean shaku; Korean foot (approx. 35.6 cm)

archaic

Archaic unit of length used in historical contexts, referring to a Korean shaku of about 35.6 cm.

高こ麗ま尺じゃくは、昔むかしの朝ちょう鮮せん半はん島とうで使つかわれた長ながさの単たん位いだ。
The Korean shaku is a unit of length that was used on the Korean Peninsula in the past.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
麗lovely, beautiful, graceful
尺shaku, Japanese foot, measure

Similar words

尺しゃく
尺 is the standard Japanese shaku (approx. 30.3 cm), while 高麗尺 refers specifically to the Korean shaku of about 35.6 cm.

Etymology

From 高麗 (Koma, an old name for Korea) and 尺 (shaku, a unit of length). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a Korean variant of the shaku unit.