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
- —寸刻moment
- —寸借small loan
- —寸胴cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); rectangle (body shape); straight; cylinder vase; stockpot
- —寸隙spare time; spare moment; small opening; small crack
- —方寸a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
- —八寸distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
- —寸旁kanji sun ("inch") radical at right (radical 41)
- —外寸external dimensions; outer size
- —寸毫(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
- —実寸actual size; exact size
- —内寸inside dimensions; internal dimensions
- —寸陰moment; short time
- —寸地an inch of ground
- —寸尺length; measure; short length
- —寸簡short letter; brief note; (one's) letter
- —寸間moment's leisure
- —寸感brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
- —寸書short letter; brief note; (one's) letter
- —寸楮short letter; brief note; (one's) letter
- —一寸先an inch ahead; the immediate future