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The shaku (尺) is an archaic unit of length in Japan. 1 shaku equals 30.3 cm. A single shaku is divided into 10 sun. The shaku is still used in some fields in Japan, such as traditional carpentry. The ken and jo are larger than a shaku: six shaku make up one ken; ten shaku make up one jo. The ken is commonly the distance between pillars in traditional buildings such as Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

The shakuhachi is a Japanese musical instrument nominally measuring 1 shaku and eight (hachi) sun in length.

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