咫尺

Chinese

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
 
trad. (咫尺)
simp. #(咫尺)

Pronunciation


Noun

咫尺

  1. very short distance

Derived terms

  • 咫尺之地
  • 咫尺千里
  • 咫尺天涯
  • 咫尺山河
  • 咫尺萬里 / 咫尺万里
  • 天涯咫尺
  • 相去咫尺
  • 近在咫尺 (jìnzàizhǐchǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
せき
Grade: 6
on'yomi kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

()(せき) • (shisekiしせき (siseki)?

  1. (archaic) very short distance
  2. (archaic) meeting someone of high rank, such as Tennō

Derived terms

  • ()(せき)(せん)() (shiseki senri)

Verb

()(せき)する • (shiseki suruしせき (siseki)?intransitive suru (stem ()(せき) (shiseki shi), past ()(せき)した (shiseki shita))

  1. (archaic) to meet someone of high rank, such as Tennō

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

咫尺 • (jicheok) (hangeul 지척)

  1. hanja form? of 지척 (very short distance)