曲尺

かねじゃく

Also written きょくしゃく, 矩尺

Meanings

1. Noun carpenter's square (for checking angles)
2. common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

Kanji

• 曲 melody
• 尺 shaku. Read as シャク.

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