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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=30|rad=口|as=06|sn=9|four=76808|canj=SORC|ids=⿺尺只}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0186.150|dkj=03542|dj=0405.360|hdz=10624.010|uh=54AB}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=𣥉,𦐖,𰭠}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|尺|只|c1=s|c2=p|t1=ruler; measuring stick|ls=psc}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zhǐ
|c=zi2
|mn=qz,tw,xm,zz:chí
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,a
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[unit of measurement]] during the [[w:Zhou dynasty|Zhou dynasty]], equal to eight [[cun#Etymology 3|cun]]/[[tsun]] ({{zh-l|寸*}})
#* {{zh-x|楛{Hù} 矢 貫 之，石 砮 其 長 尺 有 咫。|ref=Guoyu}}
#* {{zh-x|對 曰：「天威 不 違 顏 咫尺，小白<!-- Translation: 小白 = 齊桓公 -->，余 敢 貪 天子 之 命 無 下拜？|ref=Zuozhuan}}
# {{†}} [[few]]; [[little]]
#: {{syn|zh|少}}
#* {{zh-x|王 曰：「是 知 天 咫，安 知 民 則？是 言 誕 也。」|ref=Guoyu}}
# {{†}} [[short]]
#: {{syn|zh|短}}
#* {{zh-x|北 首 燕 路，而 後 遣 辯 士 奉 咫尺 之 書，暴 其 所 長 於 燕，燕 必 不敢 不 聽從。|ref=Shiji}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|咫尺萬里|天涯咫尺|咫尺山河|咫尺天涯|咫聞|咫尺|咫角驂駒|咫尺之地|咫尺千里|相去咫尺|近在咫尺}}

==Japanese==
{{wp|lang=ja}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=口06}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=し<し
|kanon=し<し
|kun=あた-,た-
}}

====Compounds====
{{col2-u|ja
|{{ja-r|咫%尺|し%せき}}
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|ja|ata}}
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|あた|alt=尺:uncommon}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-}}.  First cited to the ''{{w|Kojiki}}'' of 712, with the phonetic spelling {{m|ojp|阿多|tr=ata}}.<ref name="KDJ2">{{R:Nihon Kokugo Daijiten 2|咫・尺}}</ref><ref name="K">{{R:Kojien}}</ref>

Possibly derived from verb {{m|ojp|当つ|tr=atu||to place one thing against another; to touch, to come into contact|pos=modern verb pair {{m|ja|当てる|tr=ateru|pos=transitive}}, {{m|ja|当たる|tr=ataru|pos=intransitive}}}}, from the sense of placing one's hand against something to measure it.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|あた}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|あた}}

# {{defdate|from 712}} {{lb|ja|historical|archaic}} {{n-g|roughly corresponds to the}} [[hand#English:_measurement|hand]] {{q|traditional unit of length; in Japan, described as originally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger (or possibly index finger) with the hand outstretched,<ref name="KDJ2"/><ref name="K"/><ref name="DDJS">{{R:Digital-Daijisen|咫}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref> often defined as eight {{m|ja|寸|tr=sun||traditional inch}} or roughly 18cm<ref name="K"/>}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|ja|ta}}
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|た}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-}}.  Appears to be a shortening of [[咫#Japanese:_ata|''ata'']].<ref name="KDJ2"/>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|た}}

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|た}}

# {{lb|ja|historical|archaic}} {{n-g|roughly corresponds to the}} [[hand#English:_measurement|hand]] {{q|traditional unit of length; in Japan, described as originally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger (or possibly index finger) with the hand outstretched,<ref name="KDJ2"/><ref name="K"/><ref name="DDJS">{{R:Digital-Daijisen|咫}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref> often defined as eight {{m|ja|寸|tr=sun||traditional inch}} or roughly 18cm<ref name="K"/>}}

=====Usage notes=====
This shortened reading ''ta'' seems to only appear in compounds.

=====Derived terms=====
* {{m|ja|八咫鏡|tr=Yata no Kagami|pos=“The Eight-[[咫#Japanese:_ata|''Ata'']] Mirror”, one of the [[:w:Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia of Japan]]}}
* {{m|ja|八咫烏|tr=Yata-garasu|pos=“The Eight-[[咫#Japanese:_ata|''Ata'']] Crow”, an important figure in [[Shinto]]}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=on|し}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|咫}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|し}}

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|し}}

# {{lb|ja|historical|archaic}} {{n-g|roughly corresponds to the}} [[hand#English:_measurement|hand]] {{q|traditional unit of length; in Japan, described as originally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger (or possibly index finger) with the hand outstretched,<ref name="KDJ2"/><ref name="K"/><ref name="DDJS">{{R:Digital-Daijisen|咫}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref> often defined as eight {{m|ja|寸|tr=sun||traditional inch}} or roughly 18cm<ref name="K"/>}}

=====Usage notes=====
Only appears in compounds.

=====Derived terms=====
* {{m|ja|咫尺|tr=shiseki||nearby; a short distance}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=지|-}} {{ltc-l|咫|id=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|지}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja/new|[[여덟]] [[치]]|지}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=口06}}

====Compounds====
{{col2-u|ko
|{{ko-l|咫尺|지척}}
}}

===References===
* {{Hanja ref}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=口06
|hanviet=chỉ-gdhn
|phienthiet=
|nom=chỉ-gdhn
}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=口06}}

===References===
<references/>