尺八
Chinese
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
eight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (尺八) |
尺 | 八 | |
Pronunciation
Japanese
尺八(shakuhachi)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 尺 | 八 |
| しゃく Grade: 6 |
はち Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
From 尺 (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3cm) + 八 (hachi, “eight”, as in 八寸 (hachi sun), one 寸 (sun) is about 3.03cm). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
尺八 (hiragana しゃくはち, rōmaji 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 shaku and eight sun (approximately 54.5 centimeters)
- (vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex
See also
- 吹禅 (suizen, “blowing meditation”)
- 普化禅 (“Fuke Zen”)
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