a bamboo measure

the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun (寸) or ¹⁄₁₀ jō (丈), standardized as ¹⁰⁄₃₃ of a meter

shaku (measurement) / measure

Alternative spelling of 杓鴫 (“curlew”)

one shaku and one sun

in ancient China, the paperboard on which the imperial decree was written, or the imperial decree

an elbow bone; an ulna

Alternative spelling of 大杓鴫 (“Eurasian curlew”)

obtaining something large with something small

one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan