咫: short span (about 18 cm)

short span (about 18 cm)

9 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

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Kun

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Mainly in 八咫烏 (やたがらす, three-legged crow) and 咫尺 (しせき, very short distance).

八咫烏やたがらすYatagarasu; three-legged crow

八咫鏡やたのかがみYata no Kagami (sacred mirror)

咫尺しせきvery short distance

咫あたhand-span measure

八咫烏やたがらすは熊野くまのの神の使かみのつかいとされている。

The Yatagarasu is regarded as a messenger of the Kumano deities.

八咫鏡やたのかがみは、三種の神器さんしゅのじんぎの一ひとつとして伝つたえられている。

The Yata no Kagami is handed down as one of the three imperial regalia.

敵てきはすでに咫尺しせきの間あいだに迫せまっていた。

The enemy had already closed to within a hair's breadth.