勺

しゃく

Also written せき, 夕

Meanings

1. Noun shaku (i.e.: traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml)
2. shaku (i.e.: traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square)

Kanji

• 勺 ladle; one tenth of a go; dip. Read as シャク.

Words containing 勺

• 一勺 (いっしゃく) one shaku
• 勺水 (しゃくすい) shaku of water
• 宝玉と勺杖 (ほうぎょくとしゃくじょう) Orb and Sceptre (march by Sir William Walton)

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