吋
吋: inch
inch
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トウ・ドウ・スン
Kunインチ
An old way to write 'inch' (インチ); modern text uses katakana. Occasionally seen on old signs and in older books.
Key words
吋いんちinch
Example sentences
古い雑誌には、画面の大きさが十四吋と書かれていた。
In the old magazine, the screen size was written as fourteen inches.
板の厚さは二吋、つまり約五センチだ。
The board is two inches thick, that is, about five centimeters.
大工は、箱から一吋の釘を取り出した。
The carpenter took a one-inch nail out of the box.