尺牘

See also: 尺牍

Chinese
 
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
 documents
trad. (尺牘) 尺 牘
simp. (尺牍) 尺 牍

Pronunciation

Noun

尺牘

  1. wooden strips one chi (尺) long used for writing
  2. (literary) letter; epistle

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (尺牘):

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
尺 牘
せき
Grade: 6		 とく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

尺牘 (hiragana せきとく, rōmaji sekitoku)

  1. a wooden block one seki in length and height used for writing
  2. a letter or document; typically composed in kanbun

Derived terms
  • 尺牘文 (せきとくぶん) (sekitokubun)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
尺 牘
しゃく
Grade: 6		 とく > どく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝdo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

尺牘 (hiragana しゃくどく, rōmaji shakudoku)

  1. a wooden block one seki in length and height used for writing
  2. a letter or document; typically composed in kanbun

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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