digit

Japanese: digit
digit

…However, the actual unit of measurement was also unclear, and in the case of shaku, it ranged from about 20 to 32 cm (generally the actual length increased as time went on). In addition to the above, there are many other units that belong to the (i) category, such as the width of four fingers lined up (Japanese tsuka, British palm, etc.), the width of the thumb (Chinese sun, German Daumen, Dutch duim, etc.), the width of the index finger or middle finger (British digit, finger, etc.), the size of a fist (German Faust), and many more. However, not all of them were adopted as independent standards, and some were indirectly defined as so-called doubles or parts, such as ``palm is four times the digit.'' …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただしこの単位の実体もあいまいであって,尺についていえばおよそ20~32cmにわたっていた(一般に時代が下るにつれ実長はのびた)。 (イ)の系統に属するものは,以上のほかにもいろいろあり,4本の指を並べた幅(日本のつか,イギリスのパームpalmなど),親指の幅(中国の寸,ドイツのダウメンDaumen,オランダのドイムduimなど),人差指または中指の幅(イギリスのディジットdigit,フィンガーfingerなど),げんこつの大きさ(ドイツのファウストFaust)その他,実例はきわめて多い。ただしそれらすべてが独立に基準として採用されたわけではなく,〈パームはディジットの4倍〉のように,いわゆる倍量または分量として間接的に定められた場合もあった。…

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