Square - Kane

Japanese: 矩 - かね

〘 noun 〙① = Kanejaku (carved ruler) ① [Shukosho (1445-46)] ② Straight. A straight line. Also, a right angle. ※Heike (early 13th century) 4 "Do not push the kane down. Pass it over without soaking it." ③ Rules. Something to model. Ordinance. ※Gorin no Sho (around 1645) Chi no Maki "The leader, as the master carpenter, should know the finances of the world, investigate the finances of the country, and know the finances of the household. This is the way of the master carpenter." ※Jiyu no Ri (1872)〈translated by Nakamura Masanao〉 4 "Generally, as a person, one should measure one's virtue, wisdom, and physical health with one's own measuring stick ."

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〘Noun〙① Curved ruler. ※ Elementary School Reader (1874)〈Sakakibara, Naka, Inagaki〉 2 "To draw a circle, use the square, and to measure a direction, use the square." ② The outer planet is in a position where the difference in longitude is 90 degrees. Or it refers to the time when this happens. When it is plus 90 degrees, it is called the eastern square, eastern square, or upper square, and when it is minus 90 degrees, it is called the western square, western square, or lower square.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ＝かねじゃく（曲尺）①〔壒嚢鈔（1445‐46）〕② まっすぐなこと。直線。また、直角。※平家（１３Ｃ前）四「かねに渡いて推し落とさるな。水にしなうて渡せや渡せ」③ 規矩。模範となるもの。のり。※五輪書（1645頃）地の巻「大将は大工の棟梁として、天下のかねを弁へ、其国のかねを糺し、其家のかねを知る事、棟梁の道也」※自由之理（1872）〈中村正直訳〉四「凡そ人たるもの、徳善才智、及び身体の事、みな自己を以て度尺(カネ)となして」