寸 - sun | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

寸すんを与あたえれば尺さしを望のぞむ。

sun'o ataereba shakuo nozomu.

Give him an inch and he will take a yard.

Characters

Written Form

寸 kanji, 3 strokes measurement

Reading

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

寸すんじゃない

sunjanai

The negative form

1. Not an inch.; Not a bit.

Noun

#459189

寸すんだった

sundatta

The past form

1. Was close.; Almost happened.

Noun

#480341

寸すんで

sunde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. By an inch; A little bit

Noun

#101871

寸すんの

sunno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Inch; Small amount

Noun

#81226

寸すんじゃありません

sunjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not even a little.; It is not at all.

Noun

#1185304

寸すんじゃないです

sunjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not an inch.; It's not a bit.

Noun

#1185304

寸すんでした

sundeshita

The polite past form

1. Was close.; Almost succeeded.

Noun

#682791

寸すんです

sundesu

The polite form

1. Humble form; About/approximately (measurements)

Noun

#253671

寸すんではありません

sundewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not an inch.; Not in the slightest.

Noun

#673281

Common 6 items

寸すんじゃなかった

sunjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't even close.; Almost didn't.

Noun

#1185304

寸すんだろう

sundarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. About an inch.; Probably around an inch.

Noun

#891582

寸すんじゃありませんでした

sunjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not an inch.; It wasn't even a little bit.

Noun

#1185304

寸すんじゃなかったです

sunjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't an inch.; It wasn't close.

Noun

#1185304

寸すんでしょう

sundeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably…; Likely…

Noun

#799732

寸すんではありませんでした

sundewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not even an inch.; Was not a bit.

Noun

#1000567

Advanced 3 items

寸すんだったら

sundattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when (it's) an inch; If (it were) an inch

Noun

#1000567

寸すんであれば

sundeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when [it is] an inch; If [it is] an inch [in size]

Noun

#823368

寸すんなら

sunnara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If an inch; When an inch

Noun

#560614

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