Dictionary / Vocabulary / 尺
しゃく · also さし
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; scale
common word Also written 差し、指し
寸を与えれば尺を望む。
Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
私とあなたは差し向かって座った。
I sat face to face with you.
赤ちゃんが指しゃぶりしてるよ。
The baby is sucking his finger.