寸 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- スンすん · sun
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- sun (unit); a little; slight
Stroke order
Origin
The width of one finger from the palm; a very small length — hence "sun, a little."
Readings and examples
| Onスンすんsun | 寸法すんぽう寸暇すんか一寸先ちょっとさき |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 寸法すんぽう
dimensions; measurements
- 寸前すんぜん
just before
Example
服の寸法をはかってもらった。
I had my clothes measured.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)