Memory phrase for the Kanji: 寸


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Meaning measure, length, SUN=3.03 cm

Pronunciation

SUN

Explanation

Originally a hand with a pulse (The radical is derived from measuring and understood as "skillful hand".)

Mnemonic


 
From the pulse to the hand is one Sun.

Radicals

skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

寸前に すんぜんに  just before..., shortly before ...
寸法 すんぽう  measurement, size, dimension

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