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Kanji Details

寸

Strokes: 3
IDC: 囗
Frequency: 1461

Readings

On'yomi: スン(呉)、ソン(漢)
Kun'yomi: き、わず（か）
Nanori: き、ちか、のり
English: measurement; foot/10; a bit of

Radical: 寸 ( すん・すんづくり ), thumb, inch

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Grade/Category

JLPT Level: N1 (advanced)
Kanji Kentei Level: 5
Kyōiku-Jōyō (6th grade of primary school)

飛行機(ひこうき)は墜落(ついらく)寸前(すんぜん)に右(みぎ)に旋回(せんかい)した。: The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.
寸(すん)を与(あた)えれば尺(しゃく)を望(のぞ)む。: Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
寸鉄(すんてつ)人(じん)を殺(ころ)す。: The tongue stings.

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