Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) しゃくいち [shàkúíchí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯᵝit͡ɕi]

Noun

尺一 ‎(hiragana しゃくいち, romaji shakuichi)

1. one shaku and one sun

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese compound 尺一 ‎(tsyhek ʔjit, literally “foot (measure) + one”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) せきいつ [sèkíítsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiit͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

尺一 ‎(hiragana せきいつ, romaji sekiitsu)

1. in ancient China, the paperboard on which the imperial decree was written, or the imperial decree

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9