• 尺しゃく — shaku (Japanese foot)
• 尺度しゃくど — measure / scale / standard
• 尺八しゃくはち — shakuhachi flute
• 尺貫法しゃっかんほう — traditional Japanese measuring system
• 巻尺まきじゃく — tape measure
• 縮尺しゅくしゃく — scale (e.g., map, drawing)

The kanji 尺 is both a character and a radical. It originates from a pictograph of a hand and thumb extended, representing a measuring gesture. It remains important in traditional measurements and appears in various contexts like musical instruments (尺八) and tools.

昔むかしの家いえは 尺貫法しゃっかんほうで 測はかられていました。
Old houses were measured using the traditional Japanese system.

巻尺まきじゃくで 長ながさを 測はかります。
I’ll measure the length with a tape measure.