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RTK / HeisigFrame #1151

shaku

Lv 14

Strokes: 4

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Grade 6

Meanings

shaku RTKJapanese Foot

Community Mnemonic

597 votes

shaku: Slang for blowjob and that's priceless for stories...but also the character looks like the letter R which I think of as standing for ruler (12 inches) other meanings include: rule, measure, length.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

しゃく

Kun'yomi

None

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