すん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of すん – see the following entry.

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[noun] a Japanese measurement of length equivalent to 10 分 (bu) or approximately 3.03 cm

[noun] (by extension) a length, measurement

[noun] This term needs a translation to English.

[affix] sun (measurement of length)

[affix] (by extension) length, measurement

(This term, すん (sun), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as すん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as すん.)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *si, from Proto-Japonic *su. Cognate with Japanese する (suru, “to do”).

すん (sun)