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一寸法師 (いっすんぼうし) — dwarf | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一寸法師

一寸法師

一いっ寸すん法ぼう師し

dwarf

Kanji Vocab Literature22 strokes

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いっすんぼうし

Noun

1.

dwarf, midget, elf, Tom Thumb, Jack Sprat

2.

Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

ANIMATION

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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

method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)

いくさ…(8)

expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)

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