一寸

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
すん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese [Term?] compound 一寸 (yit tshwonH, literally one thumb, one inch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いっ)(すん) (issun

  1. one sun: a unit of length equivalent to a tenth of a (shaku, traditional Japanese foot as a unit of length), or approximately 3.03 centimeters
  2. a short amount of time, distance, or mass
Derived terms
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Idioms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ちょっと
Grade: 1 Grade: 6
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 一寸 – see the following entry.
ちょっとチョット
[adverb] slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat
[adverb] an indirect expression of refusal
[interjection] hey, excuse me
Alternative spellings
鳥渡, チョッと
(This term, 一寸, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN