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一寸刻み (いっすんきざみ) — (at a) snail's pace | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一寸刻み

一寸刻み

一いっす寸んき刻ざみ

(at a) snail's pace

Kanji Vocab Daily Life14 strokes

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いっすんきざみ

Noun

1.

(at a) snail's pace, inch by (painful) inch

idiomatic expression

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 14

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

measurement・tenth of a shaku・a little・small

きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)

engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)

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