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) 尺 牘
simp. (尺牍) 尺 牍

Pronunciation

Noun

尺牘

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

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

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
尺 牘
せき
Grade: 6		 とく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

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

Noun

尺(せき)牘(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
尺 牘
しゃく
Grade: 6		 とく > どく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝdo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

尺(しゃく)牘(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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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