勺
勺: 1/10 gō (old volume unit)
1/10 gō (old volume unit)
3 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)
Readings
On
シャク
Kun—
An old measure: 10勺 = 1合 (about 180 ml), so 1勺 is roughly 18 ml. Mostly used for sake.
Key words
勺しゃく1/10 gō (about 18 ml)
一勺いっしゃくone shaku (1/10 gō)
Example sentences
昔の酒屋は、お酒を一勺ずつ量って売っていた。
In the old days, sake shops measured out and sold sake one shaku at a time.
一合は十勺なので、一勺は一合の十分の一です。
One gō is ten shaku, so one shaku is a tenth of a gō.
この小さな杯には、お酒が三勺ほど入る。
This small cup holds about three shaku of sake.