1) Arabic boy name 2) Chinese clothing
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[ritual baton] The use of the shaku as a ritual baton originated in ancient China, where in Mandarin it is called hù with the same Chinese character. The standard reading for the character used to write shaku is kotsu, but that is also one of the readings for the character hone and is thus avoided to prevent bad luck. The character`s unusu...
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[unit] The shaku (尺) is the Japanese version of a traditional unit of measure used in East Asia with a length approximately equal to a foot. As with other measurements, it was originally derived from nature: the average length between nodes on bamboo. The actual length varies slightly by country. The shaku may be divided into ten smaller ...
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(from the article `sokutai`) ...headdress (kammuri), of black lacquered silk, has an upright pennon decorated with the imperial chrysanthemum crest. When wearing the sokutai, the ... ...priest`s headgear may be either the black lacquered-silk eboshi, for less formal attire, or the more elaborate kanmuri, worn with the saifuku ... ......
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unit of measure just over a foot in length
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20455
A unit of linear measure equal to 0.995 feet, or 10 SUN.
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http://www.samurai-archives.com/vocab.html
Measurement of length. 11.93 inches; 30.3 cm.
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Japanese unit of measure approximately one foot.
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