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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
- —外形寸法external dimensions
- —寸法記入dimensioning
- —霊台方寸heart; soul
- —破産寸前near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
- —口先三寸glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
- —一寸刻み(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
- —寸分違わずwithout the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
- —一寸先は闇no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
- —寸分違わぬexactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
- —寸が詰まるto be short (e.g. of clothing); to be shorter than usual; to shrink
- —寸が足りないtoo short
- —フォント寸法font size
- —擬寸法集合体assumed-size aggregate
- —寸鉄人を刺すto make a cutting remark; to stab someone with a short blade
- —寸鉄人を殺すto make a cutting remark; to kill someone with a short blade
- —美味も喉三寸good things do not last long
- —整合寸法集合体adjustable-size aggregate
- —寸分の狂いもないaccurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
- —一寸の虫にも五分の魂tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
- —一寸の光陰軽んずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines