尺 = 尸 + 乀

尺 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shaku”. It is built from 尸 (corpse) and 乀 (right-falling stroke). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1151. It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword: shaku
RTK frame: 1151
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シャク, セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): さし
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: shaku-hachi, сяку, shrimp
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 尺 chinese measure approx. 'foot'

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 尺

How to find 尺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “right-falling stroke”. 尺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.