Search Kanji for 寸進尺退

measurement

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measurement; foot; 10

スンsun
Popularity rank: 1669 Pinyin: cùn Korean: chon Hán-Việt: thốn
Stroke counts: 3 Grade level: 6 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 4-3-3

Example Words

燐寸[macchi] match (contest)
一寸[issun] one sun (approx. 3.03 cm)
一寸[chotto] just a minute
一寸先[issunsaki] an inch ahead
一寸逃れ[issunnogare] quibbling
一寸法師[issunboushi] dwarf
胸三寸[munesanzun] heart
九寸五分[kusungobu] dagger
原寸[gensun] actual size
原寸大[gensundai] actual size

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shaku

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Parts:尸丶

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shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule

シャクshaku
Popularity rank: 1940 Pinyin: chǐ, chě Korean: cheog Hán-Việt: xích
Stroke counts: 4 Grade level: 6 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 3-3-1

Example Words

一尺[isshaku] approx. 30 cm
滑り尺[suberijaku] slide rule
計算尺[keisanjaku] slide rule
三尺[sanjaku] 3 Japanese feet
三尺の秋水[sanjakunoshuusui] sharpened sword
三尺の童子[sanjakunodouji] mere child
三尺帯[sanjakuobi] waistband
尺貫法[shakkanhou] old Japanese system of weights and measures
尺度[shakudo] linear measure

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退

retreat

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Parts:辶艮辵

Dictionary: 退

Meanings

retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject

タイtai
しりぞ.くshirizoku · しりぞ.けるshirizokeru · ひ.くhiku · の.くnoku · の.けるnokeru · ど.くdoku
Popularity rank: 424 Pinyin: tuì Korean: toe Hán-Việt: thối, thoái
Stroke counts: 8 Grade level: 5 JLPT level: 2 Skip code: 3-3-6

Example Words

一進一退[isshinittai] now advancing and now retreating
引退[intai] retire
隠退[intai] retirement
隠退生活[intaiseikatsu] secluded life
遠退く[toonoku] to become distant
遠退ける[toonokeru] to keep (someone) at a distance
押し退ける[oshinokeru] to push aside
撃退[gekitai] repulse
減退[gentai] decline
後退[koutai] retreat

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advance

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Parts:辶隹辵

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Meanings

advance; proceed; progress; promote

シンshin
すす.むsusumu · すす.めるsusumeru
Popularity rank: 142 Pinyin: jìn Korean: jin Hán-Việt: tiến
Stroke counts: 10 Grade level: 3 JLPT level: 3 Skip code: 3-2-8

Example Words

ジェット推進研究所[jettosuishinkenkyuusho] Jet Propulsion Laboratory
一進一退[isshinittai] now advancing and now retreating
一歩前進[ippozenshin] (a) step forward
栄進[eishin] promotion
詠進[eishin] presentation of poem (to court)
仮進級[karishinkyuu] conditional promotion
勘進[kanshin] reporting after careful investigation
勧進[kanjin] temple solicitation
勧進元[kanjinmoto] backer
勧進帳[kanjinchou] temple solicitation book

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