仞

fathom

5 strokes.

Readings

• ジン (on reading): 仞 (じん) ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters); 九仞の功を一簣に虧く (きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく) to fail one step short of great success
• はかる (kun reading)

Components

• 亻
• 刀
• 丶
• 丶 radical dot
• 刀 radical sword
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人

Words using 仞

• 仞 (じん) ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
• 九仞の功を一簣に虧く (きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく) to fail one step short of great success
• 壁立千仞 (へきりつせんじん) precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
• 九仞 (きゅうじん) great height

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists