Scale - Kashaku

Japanese: 禾尺 - かしゃく
Scale - Kashaku

...In Korean, it is called Baekjeong. During the Goryeo period, the word Baekjeong referred to ordinary people who did not hold government positions, but in 1423, the government incorporated non-farming Hwacheok (Yangsucheok) and talented people into the family register as "New Baekjeong," and the word gradually became discriminatory. Along with talented people who separated early and became street performers such as acrobats, Baekjeong suffered severe persecution as representatives of the lower classes. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kashaku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝鮮語ではペクチョン。白丁という語は高麗時代には国家の職役についていない一般庶民を指したが,1423年に政府が非農耕民である禾尺(かしやく)(楊水尺)・才人を〈新白丁〉として戸籍に編入したことからしだいに差別語化した。早く分離して軽業などの大道芸人となった才人とともに,白丁は賤民の代表として厳しい迫害をうけた。…

※「禾尺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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