尺八
Chinese edit
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
eight | ||
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trad. (尺八) | 尺 | 八 | |
simp. #(尺八) | 尺 | 八 |
Pronunciation edit
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尺八
Proper noun edit
尺八
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Kanji in this term | |
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尺 | 八 |
しゃく Grade: 6 |
はち Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From 尺 (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm) + 八 (hachi, “eight”, as in 八寸 (hachi sun), one 寸 (sun) is about 3.03 cm). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “first attestation of "shakuhachi" as the flute?”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
尺八 • (shakuhachi)
- shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute
- 時代劇では、虚無僧が尺八を吹きながら現れる。
- Jidaigeki de wa, komusō ga shakuhachi o fukinagara arawareru.
- In Japanese historical drama, mendicant Zen priests show up while playing shakuhachi.
- 時代劇では、虚無僧が尺八を吹きながら現れる。
- (by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺 (shaku) and eight 寸 (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters)
- (vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex