尺しゃっ貫かん法ほう

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.

• 尺しゃっ貫かん法ほうは、日本にほんで古ふるくから使つかわれてきた度ど量りょう衡こうの体たい系けいです。

  The shaku-kan system is a traditional Japanese system of weights and measures.

• 大だい工くさんは今いまでも尺しゃっ貫かん法ほうで木もく材ざいを測はかることがあります。

  Carpenters still sometimes measure lumber using the shaku-kan system.