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    3. 曲尺

    曲尺

    曲かね尺じゃく

    carpenter's square (for checking angles)

    NTNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab10 strokes

    矩尺かね尺

    かねじゃくきょくしゃく

    Noun

    1.
    carpenter's square (for checking angles)
    2.
    common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    曲
    ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)
    bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)
    尺
    さし…(2)
    shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule
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