Korean shaku; Korean foot (approx. 35.6 cm)
Archaic unit of length used in historical contexts, referring to a Korean shaku of about 35.6 cm.
The Korean shaku is a unit of length that was used on the Korean Peninsula in the past.
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.