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寸すんNounssun (approx. 3 cm) · length; measurement · shortness; tininess
寸前すんぜんCommon wordNounsjust before; on the verge of; on the brink of · just in front of; just ahead of
寸法すんぽうCommon wordN2Nounsdimensions; measurements; size · plan; arrangement; intended course
一寸いっすんNounsone sun (approx. 3 cm) · a little bit; a short time; a short distance
寸劇すんげきNounsshort play; skit
寸断すんだんCommon wordNounscut to pieces; tear to shreds; shred
採寸さいすんNounstaking measurements; measuring
原寸げんすんNounsactual size; full size
実寸じっすんNounsactual size; exact size
寸胴ずんどうOthercylindrical; straight-sided · straight body; no waist; rectangle shape · cylinder vase; straight vase · stockpot; straight-sided pot
寸分すんぶんNounstiny bit; the slightest amount
一寸法師いっすんぼうしNounsdwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb · Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
寸評すんぴょうNounsbrief review; short comment
五寸釘ごすんくぎNounsfive-sun nail; long nail; spike
もうちょっとExpressionsa bit more; a little longer
ちょっとしたOtherslight; minor; trivial · considerable; quite a; decent
一寸先いっすんさきNounsan inch ahead; the immediate future
一寸先は闇いっすんさきはやみExpressionsno one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book
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Expressionsevery moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
一寸刻みいっすんきざみNounsat a snail's pace; inch by inch
ちょっとよろしいInterjectionsdo you have a moment?; can you spare a little time?
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Expressionseven a tiny bug will defend itself; tread on a worm and it will turn
一寸逃れいっすんのがれNounsquibbling; prevarication; making excuses
三寸さんずんNounsthree sun (approx. 9.1 cm) · something small, short, or thin (roughly three sun in size) · stall-keeper; huckster; hawker · lowest-rank prostitute
三寸の舌さんずんのしたNounseloquent tongue; silver tongue
九寸五分くすんごぶNounsshort dagger; nine-sun-five-bu dagger
人物寸描じんぶつすんびょうNounsthumbnail sketch; brief character portrait
八寸はっすんNounseight sun; approx. 24 cm · eight-sun dish; kaiseki tray; food on such a dish · thick traditional Japanese paper
内寸ないすんNounsinside dimensions; internal dimensions
原寸大げんすんだいNounsactual size; full size
口先三寸くちさきさんずんNounsglib tongue; deceptive eloquence
外寸がいすんNounsexternal dimensions; outer size
外形寸法がいけいすんぽうNounsexternal dimensions; outside measurements
寸借すんしゃくNounssmall loan; borrowing a small amount
寸借詐欺すんしゃくさぎNounspetty swindling; small-time fraud
寸分の狂いもないすんぶんのくるいもないExpressionsperfectly accurate; flawless; without the slightest deviation
寸分違わずすんぶんたがわずExpressionsexactly; perfectly; without the slightest difference
寸分違わぬすんぶんたがわぬExpressionsexactly the same; identical; perfect
寸刻すんこくNounsmoment; instant; brief time
寸善尺魔すんぜんしゃくまExpressionsevil outweighs good; one good thing brings many bad things