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勺

ladle
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingシャク
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ladleRtK
  2. one tenth of a go
  3. dip
  1. shaku
  2. traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml
  3. shaku
  4. traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 72

Compound words

一勺いっしゃく
one shaku
勺水しゃくすい
shaku of water
宝玉と勺杖ほうぎょくとしゃくじょう
Orb and Sceptre (march by Sir William Walton)

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勺

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step