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三寸

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 三寸.

Dictionary

Entry

三寸んずんNounFreq #46974
1

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)

2

something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun)

3

stall-keeper; huckster; hawker

4

Archaic

prostitute of the lowest rank

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

3 strokesFrequency 1,669JLPT N1Grade 6

On

スン

Nanori

みき

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