compromised shaku; compromise shaku
Archaic unit of length, approximately 30.3 cm, created as a compromise between the Kyōhō shaku (享保尺) and the Matashirō shaku (又四郎尺). Used in historical contexts.
The compromised shaku is a unit of the shaku-kan system that was a compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku.
The Matashirō shaku, the other standard used in creating the compromised shaku.
From 折衷 (compromise) + 尺 (shaku, a traditional unit of length). The term refers to a historical unit created as a compromise between two earlier shaku standards.