三寸

さんずん

Meanings

1. Noun three sun (ca. 9.1 cm) See also: 寸 (すん).
2. something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun)
3. stall-keeper; huckster; hawker See also: 的屋 (てきや).
4. prostitute of the lowest rank

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 寸 inch. Read as スン.

Words containing 三寸

• 胸三寸 (むねさんずん) heart
• 三寸の舌 (さんずんのした) eloquent tongue
• 舌先三寸 (したさきさんずん) eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists