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    3. 一寸法師

    一寸法師

    一いっ寸すん法ぼう師し

    dwarf

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab22 strokes

    いっすんぼうし

    Noun

    1.
    dwarf, midget, elf, Tom Thumb, Jack Sprat
    2.
    Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    寸
    measurement・tenth of a shaku・a little・small
    法
    のり…(5)
    method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)
    師
    いくさ…(8)
    expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)
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