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寸 = 十 + 丶
寸 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “measurement”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 45. It appears as a component in 32 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- measurement
- RTK frame
- 45
- Strokes
- 3
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- スン
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- glue, мера
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 寸 inch
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 寸
- 肘 elbow
- 専 specialty
- 封 seal
- 寺 buddhist temple
- 守 guard
- 村 town
- 導 guidance
- 冠 crown
- 討 chastise
- 奪 rob
- 団 group
- 将 leader
- 得 gain
- 付 adhere
- 尉 military officer
- 尋 inquire
- 耐 -proof
- 射 shoot
- 酎 hooch
- 尊 revered
- 樹 timber-trees
- 爵 baron
- 寿 longevity
- 闘 fight
- 対 vis-a-vis
- 辱 embarrass
- 厨 kitchen
- 痔 hemorrhoids
- 碍 obstacle
- 吋 inch
- 壽 longevity (old)
- 尃 acupuncturist
How to find 寸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “dot”. 寸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 寸 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.