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寸

measurement
Stroke count: 3

Readings

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JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. measurementRtK
    一寸の虫にも五分の魂。The worm turns.tatoeba
    子供は一寸法師と名づけられた。The child was named Issunboshi.wiki
  2. tenth of a shaku
  3. a little
  4. small
  1. sun (approx. 3 cm)
  2. length
  3. shortness
  4. tininess

Popular Usage

寸法

Radicals and components

Radical寸inch

Mnemonic (RtK)

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glue · drop (丶) · ten with a hook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 45

Compound words

寸法すんぽう
measurement; size; extent; dimension; plan
寸分すんぶん
tiny bit
寸暇すんか
moment's leisure; free minute
寸前すんぜん
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
寸断すんだん
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
一寸いっすん
one sun (approx. 3 cm)
採寸さいすん
taking measurements
寸隙すんげき
spare time
寸秒すんびょう
a moment
燐寸マッチ
match (for lighting a fire)
一寸先いっすんさき
an inch ahead
胸三寸むねさんずん
heart
五寸釘ごすんくぎ
long nail
一寸逃れいっすんのがれ
quibbling
一寸法師いっすんぼうし
dwarf
九寸五分くすんごぶ
dagger
三寸の舌さんずんのした
eloquent tongue
寸借詐欺すんしゃくさぎ
petty swindling
寸での所ですんでのところで
almost
寸でのところですんでのところで
almost

Additional Examples

彼あんなに元気だったのに。突然亡くなるなんて。一寸先は闇だね。
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.tatoeba
発見された時、ハイカーたちは凍死寸前だった。
The hikers were all but frozen when they were found.tatoeba
棚の寸法はいくらあるか。
What are the measurements of the shelf?tatoeba
子供は一寸法師と名づけられた。
The child was named Issunboshi.wiki
男性用・女性用ともに同じ寸法。
This size is common to both men's kobukusa and women's kobukusa.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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