Convert shaku (尺) — the traditional Japanese “foot” — to centimeters and inches.
1 shaku = 30.303 cm (11.9303 in) / 1 cm = 0.033 shaku
| shaku | cm | in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.303 | 11.9303 |
| 2 | 60.6061 | 23.8607 |
| 3 | 90.9091 | 35.791 |
| 5 | 151.515 | 59.6516 |
| 6 | 181.818 | 71.582 |
| 10 | 303.03 | 119.303 |
| 20 | 606.061 | 238.607 |
| 30 | 909.091 | 357.91 |
| 50 | 1515.15 | 596.516 |
| 100 | 3030.3 | 1193.03 |
| cm | shaku |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.033 |
| 5 | 0.165 |
| 10 | 0.33 |
| 30 | 0.99 |
| 50 | 1.65 |
| 100 | 3.3 |
| 150 | 4.95 |
| 180 | 5.94 |
| 200 | 6.6 |
| 300 | 9.9 |
Chart values are rounded to 6 significant figures.
Shaku (尺) is the base length of the old Japanese system. Japan’s Measurement Act defines it as exactly 10/33 of a meter, i.e. about 30.303 cm, so one centimeter is about 0.033 shaku.
One inch is exactly 0.0254 m by definition, so one shaku is about 11.9303 inches.
Ten sun make one shaku. It is still used for kimono and traditional Japanese carpentry.
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1 shaku = 30.303 cm (about 11.9303 in). Going the other way, 1 cm = 0.033 shaku. Shaku (尺) is the base length of the old Japanese system. Japan’s Measurement Act defines it as exactly 10/33 of a meter, i.e. about 30.303 cm, so one centimeter is about 0.033 shaku.
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