Source Word
咫
Onyomi
シ
Kunyomi
あた
Character
Hyōgai
kanji
uncommon
Japanese Meaning
伝統的な長さの単位で、およそ24センチメートルに相当する距離。手を広げたときの親指の先から中指の先までの長さ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのながさのたんい。てをひろげたときのおやゆびからなかゆびまでのながさ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古代长度单位，约八寸，约24厘米；手伸开时从拇指到中指尖的距离 / 近、短（用于“咫尺”等，指极近的距离）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代的長度單位，八寸，約二十四公分。 / 形容距離很近（多見於「咫尺」）。
Korean Meaning
손뼘 / 고대의 길이 단위(약 8치, 약 24cm) / 매우 짧은 거리
Indonesian
satuan panjang tradisional (±24 cm), kira-kira bentangan tangan dari ibu jari ke ujung jari tengah / (kias.) jarak yang sangat dekat
Vietnamese Meaning
đơn vị chiều dài cổ truyền, khoảng 24 cm (8 thốn) / khoảng từ đầu ngón cái đến đầu ngón giữa khi xòe tay / khoảng cách rất gần; kề sát (như trong 咫尺)
Tagalog Meaning
sinaunang yunit ng haba sa Japan, humigit‑kumulang 24 cm (8 sun) / sukat mula sa dulo ng hinlalaki hanggang sa dulo ng gitnang daliri kapag nakaunat ang kamay
Sense（1）
roughly corresponds to the hand (traditional unit of length; in Japan, described as originally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger with the hand outstretched, often defined as eight 寸 (sun, “traditional inch”) or roughly 24cm)
