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Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese compound 一寸 (yit tshwonH, literally “one thumb, one inch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
一寸 • (issun)
- one sun: a unit of length equivalent to a tenth of a 尺 (shaku, traditional Japanese foot as a unit of length), or approximately 3.03 centimeters
- a short amount of time, distance, or mass
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 一寸 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 一寸, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)
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