► 名詞
寸 [(1)すん] meaning: length rank: 4
☆ 五寸 ⇨ Five “su-ns” = 15 cm = 6 inches (☛ A Japanese traditional length unit. One 寸 is about 3 cm)
More examples:
- あの会社は倒産寸前だ ⇨ The company is on the brink of bankruptcy
- 彼等は原作を寸分違わぬ正確さで復元した ⇨ They recreated the original with not even the smallest discrepancy
- 彼等の守りには寸分の隙も無かった ⇨ Their defence didn’t have even the smallest gap
- 一寸の隙も無い ⇨
- 彼女は寸胴な事を気にしている ⇨ She is conscious that her torso lacks definition
- 彼等は敵の補給網を寸断した ⇨ They severed the enemy’s supply line
- 彼は机の寸法を測った ⇨ He took measurements of the desk
- 車は衝突寸前で止まった ⇨ The car stopped right before colliding
- 人生一寸先は闇だ ⇨ In life, one inch ahead is darkness. You never know what can happen
- 彼はゴール寸前で相手の走者を抜いた ⇨ He passed the other runner right before the goalline