尺牘

See also: 尺牍

Chinese

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
 
documents
trad. (尺牘)
simp. (尺牍)

Pronunciation


Noun

尺牘

  1. wooden strips one chi () long used for writing
  2. (literary) letter; epistle

Synonyms

  • (letter):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尺牘):
  • Japanese: (せき)(とく) (sekitoku); (しゃく)(どく) (shakudoku)
  • Korean: 척독(尺牘) (cheokdok)
  • Vietnamese: xích độc (尺牘)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 6
とく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きとく [sèkítókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲito̞kɯ̟]

Noun

(せき)(とく) • (sekitoku

  1. a wooden block one seki in length and height used for writing
  2. a letter or document; typically composed in kanbun
Derived terms
  • 尺牘文(せきとくぶん) (sekitokubun)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Grade: 6
とく > どく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟do̞kɯ̟]

Noun

(しゃく)(どく) • (shakudoku

  1. a wooden block one seki in length and height used for writing
  2. a letter or document; typically composed in kanbun

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN