Kanji1 / 3
寸 kanji
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
スン
Kun readings
NoneWords with 寸
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2寸法Popularmeasurement; size; extent; dimension; plan; intention; arrangement; schedule
- —寸暇Popularmoment's leisure; free minute
- —寸前Popularjust before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
- —寸断Popularcutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
- —寸sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
- —一寸one sun (approx. 3 cm); little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
- —原寸actual size; full size
- —採寸taking measurements
- —三寸three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; hawker; prostitute of the lowest rank
- —寸劇short play; skit
- —寸志small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
- —寸時moment; very short time
- —寸評brief review; brief comment
- —寸秒a moment
- —尺寸(something) tiny; trifle
- —寸描thumbnail sketch; brief sketch
- —寸鉄short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
- —寸土an inch of land
- —寸分tiny bit
- —寸言pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack