noun

  1. letter, epistle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
尺牘 せきとく
しゃく
どく
尺牘 しゃくどく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク セキ さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
letter
トク かきもの ふだ (Kentei 1)
one-sided, leaf, sheet
かた- ヘン (6th, N2)
sell, betray, show off
う.る バイ (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)