# Japanese foot

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A shaku, a traditional Japanese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized as ¹⁰⁄₃₃ of a meter.

## Etymology
From its rough similarity to the English foot measurement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/japanese-foot