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distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
Noun, Noun suffix, Counter, Archaism 
あた distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
Noun, Noun suffix, Counter, Archaism 
やた 1: (Archaism) eight ata (approx. 144 cm);
2: large; long
Noun 
やあた 1: (Archaism) eight ata (approx. 144 cm);
2: large; long
Noun 

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