Moto 寸: Measurement; Tenth Of A Shaku; A LittleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- スン
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 103 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (スン)
- 寸前すんぜんjust before; on the verge of
- 寸断すんだんcutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
- 一寸いっすんone sun (approx. 3.03 cm)
- 原寸げんすんactual size; full size
- 寸すんsun (approx. 3.03 cm)
- 寸劇すんげきshort play; skit
- 寸暇すんかmoment's leisure; free minute
- 一寸の光陰軽んずべからずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 一寸の光陰軽んず可からずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 一寸の虫にも五分の魂いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましいtread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself
- 一寸先いっすんさきan inch ahead; the immediate future
- 一寸先は闇いっすんさきはやみno one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book
- 一寸刻みいっすんきざみ(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
- 一寸法師いっすんぼうしdwarf; midget
- 一寸逃れいっすんのがれquibbling; prevarication
- 三寸さんずんthree sun (ca. 9.1 cm)
- 三寸の舌さんずんのしたeloquent tongue
- 九寸五分くすんごぶdagger
- 五寸くぎごすんくぎlong nail; spike
- 五寸釘ごすんくぎlong nail; spike
- 人物寸描じんぶつすんびょうthumb-nail sketch
- 八寸はっすんdistance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
- 内寸ないすんinside dimensions; internal dimensions
- 原寸大げんすんだいactual size; full size
- 口先三寸くちさきさんずんglib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
- 外寸がいすんexternal dimensions; outer size
- 実寸じっすんactual size; exact size
- 寸が詰まるすんがつまるto be short (of clothing); to be shorter than usual
- 寸が足りないすんがたりないtoo short
- 寸でのところですんでのところでalmost; very nearly
- 寸での所ですんでのところでalmost; very nearly
- 寸借すんしゃくsmall loan
- 寸借詐欺すんしゃくさぎpetty swindling; petty swindler
- 寸分すんぶんtiny bit
- 寸分たがわずすんぶんたがわずwithout the least difference; exactly
- 寸分たがわぬすんぶんたがわぬexactly the same; identical
- 寸分の狂いもないすんぶんのくるいもないaccurate; flawless
- 寸分の狂いも無いすんぶんのくるいもないaccurate; flawless
- 寸分違わずすんぶんたがわずwithout the least difference; exactly
- 寸分違わぬすんぶんたがわぬexactly the same; identical
- 寸刻すんこくmoment
- 寸善尺魔すんぜんしゃくまin evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world
- 寸土すんどan inch of land
- 寸地すんちan inch of ground
- 寸尺すんしゃくlength; measure
- 寸志すんしsmall present; small token of appreciation
- 寸感すんかんbrief impression (of); quick comment (on)
Other readings
- 寸法すんぽうmeasurement; size
- もう一寸もうちょっとa bit more; a bit longer
- デザイン寸法デザインすんぽうdesign size
- フォント寸法フォントすんぽうfont size
- 一寸したちょっとしたslight; minor
- 一寸もちょっとも(not) at all; (not) a bit
- 一寸やそっとちょっとやそっと(not) merely; (not) simply
- 一寸宜しいちょっとよろしい(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
- 一寸見ちょっとみlook; glance
- 十寸鏡まそかがみperfectly clear mirror
- 外形寸法がいけいすんぽうexternal dimensions
- 寸々ずたずたto pieces; into shreds
- 寸寸ずたずたto pieces; into shreds
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