| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| shi 枝 | Also written 支. An ancient unit used to count long, slender objects. Remaining from this ancient system is the expression *… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| shiwari 枝割 | Rafter interval system. A measuring method begun in the mid-13th century used to determine the proportions of a building's… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| shōshaku 小尺 | Lit. "small shaku 尺." An ancient unit of length. Introduced in the Taihōryō 大宝令 codes of 701, it measured 29.6 cm,… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| shūjōroku 周丈六 | A measure of height for a Buddhist statue based on shūjaku 周尺, a unit of measure used in Zhou dynasty China (1 … |
Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, Measurement | |
| sō 層 | One story of a building or a counter for the number of roofs on a pagoda *tō 塔. A… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| sotonori 外法 | The exterior measurements of architectural members. The term applies to any outside measurement whether it is the length,… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| sundori 寸取 | Also suntori; also called issundori 一寸取, sun-osae 寸押 and sunkazoe 寸数. A method of… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| taishaku 大尺 | Lit. "large shaku 尺." An ancient unit of length. Introduced in the Taihōryō 大宝令 codes of 701, it measured 35.6 cm,… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| tōjaku 唐尺 | Also tōdaishaku 唐大尺 or tenpyōshaku 天平尺. An ancient unit of measure, approximately 29.6 cm. Renamed *… |
Architecture, Measurement | |
| tsubo 坪 | A unit of measurement still in use to ascertain the area of land, a building, a room, etc. It is roughly 182 cm x 182 cm (6… |
Architecture, Measurement |
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