How do you read and pronounce 寸進尺退?

寸進尺退 is read as "sunshinshakutai" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 寸進尺退 in a sentence?

Example: この寸進尺退はとても大切です。 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

What kanji are in 寸進尺退?

寸進尺退 contains the kanji: 寸 and 進 and 尺 and 退. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

寸進尺退 – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

Q: What does 寸進尺退 mean in Japanese?

寸進尺退 (sunshinshakutai) means "one step forward, many steps backward, little to gain and much to lose" in Japanese.

寸進尺退

sunshinshakutai

one step forward, many steps backward, little to gain and much to lose

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sunshinshakutai one step forward, many steps backward, little to gain and much to lose

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Kanji Breakdown

寸

Measurement, Tenth Of A Shaku, A Little, Small

On: すん

3 strokes N1

進

Advance, Proceed, Progress, Promote

On: しん Kun: すす.む,すす.める

11 strokes N3

尺

Shaku, Japanese Foot, Measure, Scale, Rule

On: しゃく

4 strokes N1

退

Retreat, Withdraw, Retire, Resign, Repel, Expel, Reject

On: たい Kun: しりぞ.く,しりぞ.ける,ひ.く,の.く,の.ける,ど.く

9 strokes N3

How to Use This Word

Noun (名詞)

Pattern

寸進尺退は〜です。 / 〜の寸進尺退

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この寸進尺退はとても大切です。

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