In Japan, 20th century, a unit of length = 6 shaku, approximately 1 17/33 (i.e., 50/33 or 1.515…) meters (about 4.97 feet). Like the fathom in present-day English, it is mainly used to describe water depths.
United Nations, 1966.
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