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Kanji Detail for 寸 - "inch, small, measure"

寸

  • Meaning

    寸 means "inch, small, measure."

    1. Inch - A small unit of length.

    2. Small - Little; slight.

    3. Moment - A brief time; an instant.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    measurement; tenth of a shaku; a little; small

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    a unit of length; inch; thumb

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    inch; small, tiny

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A measure. Ten 分 make one 寸. Ten 寸 make one 尺. | Metaphor for small. Such as 寸步難行, 寸陰可惜.
  • Onyomitip

    sun(スン) スン

  • Kunyomitip
    none
  • Strokestip

    3 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    寸 (sun)

  • Related Keywords
    inch small little slight short brief moment instant bit tiny minute measure unit length minimal minuscule fraction degree step time

Sentences including 寸

  • The plane was about to take off.

  • A good idea came across her mind at the last moment.

  • She almost passed out.

  • Cut this into very fine pieces.

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