In Meiji period, the government adopted the setchu-jaku as the official kane-jaku which was defined that 1 shaku was equivalent to 10 over 33 of the meter standard (that is, 10 over 33 meters). |
明治に入り、政府は折衷尺を公式の曲尺として採用し、メートル原器の33分の10の長さ(すなわち10/33メートル)と定めた。 |