six feet
Only when written 六尺
A traditional Japanese measurement unit; one 尺 is about 30.3 cm, so six 尺 is roughly 1.82 meters.
This rope is six shaku long.
traditional Japanese G-string for men
Only when written 六尺
Abbreviation of 六尺褌 (rokushaku fundoshi), a traditional loincloth made from a strip of cloth about six shaku long.
See also: 六尺褌
At the festival, the men wear traditional loincloths.
Historical occupation; a person who carried a palanquin (駕籠). The spelling 陸尺 is an ateji used especially for this sense.
In the Edo period, palanquin bearers ran through the town carrying palanquins.
Standard kanji spelling for the measurement and the abbreviation for 六尺褌.
Ateji spelling used specifically for the palanquin bearer sense.
六尺 literally means 'six shaku', a traditional Japanese unit of length. The loincloth sense is an abbreviation of 六尺褌. The palanquin bearer sense uses the ateji spelling 陸尺.