寸

measurement, a bit

JLPT N1 Grade 6 3 strokes

On'yomi: スン

Stroke order & writing

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寸 in example sentences

父ちちの会社かいしゃは破産はさん寸前すんぜんである。
Chichi no kaisha wa hasan sunzen de aru.
My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
彼女かのじょは気絶きぜつ寸前すんぜんだった。
Kanojo wa kizetsu sunzen datta.
She almost passed out.
飛行機ひこうきは離陸りりく寸前すんぜんだった。
Hikouki wa ririku sunzen datta.
The plane was about to take off.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

寸 means "measurement, a bit". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 3 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is スン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

Common questions

What does the kanji 寸 mean?: 寸 means "measurement, a bit". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 寸 have?: 寸 is written in 3 strokes.
How is 寸 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is スン.
What JLPT level is 寸?: 寸 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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