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三寸 さんずん sanzun

JMdict entry #1301050

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)
    see: 寸・すん・1
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun)
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) stall-keeper; huckster; hawker
    see: 的屋
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic prostitute of the lowest rank

Kanji in this word

three
measurement, tenth, of

Example sentences

私の昇進は彼の胸三寸である。
watakushi no shoushin ha kare no mune san sun de aru 。
My promotion hangs on his decision.

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