Look up shaku, しゃく, or 尺 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaku (Japanese: 尺) or Japanese foot is a Japanese unit of length derived (but varying) from...
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Shaku may refer to: Shaku (unit) Shaku (ritual baton) Buddhist surname of Japan Shaku, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran This disambiguation page...
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Soyen Shaku (釈 宗演, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese Shaku Sōen or Kōgaku Shaku Sōen) was the first Zen Buddhist master...
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Fundoshi (redirect from Roku-shaku)
dimensions being one shaku (30.3 cm (11.9 in)) wide and six shaku (1.818 m (5 ft 11.6 in)) long; roku is Japanese for 'six', hence roku-shaku. The fundoshi is...
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Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子, Shaku Yumiko, born June 12, 1978, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model and former gravure idol. She is represented by Tommy's Artist...
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an ōdachi, the sword in question would have a blade length of around 3 shaku (90.9 cm (35.8 in)). However, as with most terms in Japanese sword arts...
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Hu (ritual baton) (redirect from Shaku (Japanese ritual baton))
East Asia, including Japan, Korea, Ryukyu, and Vietnam. They are known as shaku in Japan, and are worn as part of the sokutai ceremonial outfit. They continue...
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about 1⁄5 longer than the carpentry shaku. The Shōsōin in Nara has ivory 1-shaku rulers, the kōgebachiru-no-shaku (紅牙撥鏤尺).[citation needed] The Japanese...
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Shakuntala (Shaku) Atre (born 1940) is an Indian data scientist and an American business woman. After a fourteen-year career with IBM, she began her own...
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Soundarya Rajinikanth (redirect from Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad)
Soundarya Rajinikanth (born Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad; 20 September 1984) is an Indian graphic designer, film producer and film director who primarily works...
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