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五寸釘 (ごすんくぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
five-sun nail ; long nail ; spike
A nail approximately five sun (about 15 cm) in length. Often used in construction or woodworking. The term can also refer to any long nail or spike of similar size.
と
める
に
は
五ご
寸すん
釘くぎ
が
必ひつ
要よう
だ
。
You need a long nail to fasten this board.
Written forms 五ご 寸すん 釘くぎ
Standard kanji spelling for a five-sun nail.
五ご 寸すん くぎ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 寸 measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little Similar words 釘くぎ Generic term for any nail, while 五寸釘 specifically refers to a nail about five sun long.
スパイク Loanword for spike, often used in sports or fashion; 五寸釘 is a traditional Japanese nail.
Etymology Compound of 五寸 (go-sun, 'five sun', a traditional unit of length) and 釘 (kugi, 'nail'). The term literally means a nail five sun long.
