• 寸法すんぽう — measurement; dimensions
• 寸前すんぜん — just before
• 寸劇すんげき — short play; skit
• 寸断すんだん — cutting into pieces
• 寸志すんし — small token of gratitude

More examples ▼

寸 originally referred to the distance from the base of the hand to the first knuckle — a small unit of length.

It often appears in formal or literary contexts, symbolizing precision, brevity, or smallness in time or space.

彼かれは 寸法すんぽうを 正確せいかくに 測はかった。
He measured the dimensions precisely.

試合しあいは 寸前すんぜんで 中止ちゅうしされた。
The game was canceled just before it began.