🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

尺度

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shakudo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yardstick/ˈjɑːrd.stɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それは成功を測るための重要な尺度である。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A standard used for comparison or to judge the quality, value, or success of something.

    "Customer satisfaction is the ultimate yardstick for measuring the company's success."
  2. 2

    A measuring stick exactly one yard (three feet) long, typically marked in inches and fractions.

    "She used a wooden yardstick to measure the fabric before cutting it."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'yardstick' originates from the combination of 'yard', a unit of measurement from Middle English, and 'stick', referring to a long, thin piece of wood. The word has evolved since the 14th century to also denote a standard for measuring or evaluating something.

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