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shaku

On-Yomi: シャク

Elements:

shaku, flag, stick

Heisig story:

The key word shaku has actually come into English in the word shakuhachi, the ancient Japanese flute that measured "one shaku and eight sun" (the "sun" being about an inch in length). Since the shaku is about one foot in length, this makes about 20 inches. Let the final sweeping stroke be like a tape measure added to the flag.

Heisig comment:

* As a primitive, this will mean the shakuhachi flute.

Koohii stories:

1) [jwy2k2] 6-5-2007(194): Slang for blowjob and that's priceless for stories…but also the character looks like the letter R which I think of as standing for RULER (12 inches) other meanings include: rule, measure, length.

2) [crystalcastlecreature] 15-6-2009(65): Since this is SLANG for BLOW JOB and since it looks like an "R", let's have the primitive be the R in BROW JOB. :).

3) [brianobush] 8-5-2009(30): R-rated term for blowjob.

4) [gorgon] 16-2-2006(23): For the primitive meaning let the shakuhachi flute be the magic flute of yore. (Apparantly for a woman 'to play the shakuhachi' is a euphamism for oral sex, if this helps with the character).

5) [cornrow] 27-11-2008(8): Slang for blowjob… looks like a person with a giant mouth.

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