Word Meaning 三寸

さんずん sanzun

三寸 is read as さんずん (sanzun) and means prostitute of the lowest rank.

Meaning

English

  1. prostitute of the lowest rank
  2. something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun)
  3. three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)
  4. stall-keeper
  5. huckster
  6. hawker

Reading

Kana

さんずん

Romaji

sanzun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 97445 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三寸の舌

さんずんのした

eloquent tongue

口先三寸

くちさきさんずん

glib tongue

胸先三寸

むなさきさんずん

one's mind

舌先三寸

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

胸三寸

むねさんずん

heart

舌三寸

したさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

美味も喉三寸

びみものどさんすん

good things do not last long

三塁

さんるい

third base

三振

さんしん

strikeout

三塁打

さんるいだ

three-base hit

三塁手

さんるいしゅ

third baseman

三冠馬

さんかんば

winner of Japan's three main horse races