Meanings

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

geometer moth

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

folding ruler

Matashirō shaku (approx. 30.26 cm)

Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

carpenter's square

fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)

compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)

Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)

Kyōhō shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)

Korean shaku (approx. 35.6 cm)

small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

sliding central strip (of a slide rule)

logarithmic scale

International Nuclear Event Scale

bamboo ruler