This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

差し、 指し

Reading

Kana: さし
Romaji: sashi
Kana
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Definition

1

ruler; measure

See also: ものさし

Kanji

Reading: シャク
Meanings: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し
Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Example Sentences

(すん)(あた)えれば(しゃく)(のぞ)む。
➥Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
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金銭(きんせん)価値(かち)尺度(しゃくど)である。
➥Money is the measure of worth.
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テキサス(しゅう)縮尺(しゅくしゃく)、25(まん)(ぶん)の1の地図(ちず)がほしいのですよ。
➥I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
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(ひと)万物(ばんぶつ)尺度(しゃくど)である。
➥Man is the measure of all things.
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カロリーは食物(しょくもつ)()つエネルギーを正確(せいかく)(しめ)尺度(しゃくど)である。
➥The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.
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情報(じょうほう)検索(けんさく)効率(こうりつ)(はか)尺度(しゃくど)として、再現率(さいげんりつ)適合率(てきごうりつ)というものがある。
➥As yardsticks to measure the effectiveness of information retrieval there exist those called 'recall ratio' and 'precision ratio'.
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