寸善尺魔 すんぜんしゃくま Meanings Expression in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen Kanji 寸 inch. Read as スン. 善 virtue. Read as ゼン. 尺 shaku. Read as シャク. 魔 demon. Read as マ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists