しゃく
杓
し
子
じょう
定
ぎ
規

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. strict, hidebound, inflexible, being a stickler for the rules, sticking hard and fast to the rules.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃく
杓
し
子
じょう
定
ぎ
規
 杓子定規 しゃくしじょうぎ
　
しゃ
　
く
　
し
じょう
定
ぎ
規
 しゃくし定規 しゃくしじょうぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ladle, scoop
シャク　チョウ　テキ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (Late Jr. High, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
determine, fix, establish
テイ　ジョウ　さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
standard, measure
キ　すのり　ただし (5th, N3)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)