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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
- —寸翰short letter; brief note; (one's) letter
- —寸閑moment's leisure
- —寸詰りa little short; sawed-off (pants)
- —五寸くぎlong nail; spike
- —寸での所でalmost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
- —寸分たがわずwithout the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
- —寸分たがわぬexactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
- —寸でのところでalmost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
- —寸分の狂いも無いaccurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
- —一寸の光陰軽んず可からずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines