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寸

寸 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 指の幅を基準とする、長さの単位。
  2. みじかい。わずか。
  3. はかる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「尊」の略体。のち仮借して、長さの単位を指す漢語｛寸｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • スンElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • す
  • みき
Other languages
  • 拼音cun4
  • 한글chon
  • Hán-ViệtThốn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
3 strokes
Radical
小(しょう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5BF8

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿹𬺰丶

Words using this kanji

  • 寸前すんぜん（時間的に、また状況的に）ちょっと前。直前。せとぎわ。接続助詞的にも用いられる。 （空間的に）目の前。just before, on the verge of, on the brink of, just in front of
  • 寸法すんぽう長さ。程度。尺度。 標準。基準。 計画。予想。手順。measurement, size, extent, dimension
  • 寸断すんだん細かく切断すること。ずたずたに断ち切ること。 交通や疎通などが不能になるほど断ち切ること。分断。cutting to pieces, tearing to pieces
  • 寸暇すんか少しの暇。moment's leisure, free minute
  • 寸劇すんげき極めて短い演劇。short play, skit
  • 寸すん尺貫法における長さの単位。1寸=0.1尺≒3.03㎝sun (approx. 3 cm), length, measurement, shortness
  • 寸志すんし僅かな。 僅かな贈り物。small present, small token of appreciation, with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
  • 寸時すんじほんのわずかな時間。寸刻。moment, very short time
  • 寸評すんぴょう短い批評。brief review, brief comment
  • 寸秒すんびょうごく僅かな時間。a moment
  • 寸描すんびょうごく簡単に描写すること。スケッチ。thumbnail sketch, brief sketch
  • 寸鉄すんてつshort blade, small weapon, epigram, pithy saying
  • 寸土すんど僅かな土地。寸地。尺地。an inch of land
  • 寸分すんぶん少し（も）。些か（も）。tiny bit
  • 寸言すんげん短い言葉。 短くても深い意味のある言葉。pithy or short and witty remark, wisecrack
  • 寸刻すんこくほんのわずかな時間。寸時。moment
  • 寸借すんしゃくsmall loan
  • 寸胴ずんどう（ずんどう）胸部から腰までほぼおなじ太さでウエストに適度なくびれがないこと。 （ずんどう）金属製の円筒形の鍋。寸胴鍋。 （ずんど）車夫が夏に着た白い法被。cylindrical, having no waist, undefined (waist), rectangle (body shape)
  • 寸隙すんげき僅かな暇なとき。 僅かな隙間。spare time, spare moment, small opening, small crack
  • 寸旁すんづくりkanji sun ("inch") radical at right (radical 41)

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Lookup codes

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4030.0
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0a3.17
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45
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1348