八寸

Reading

Kana: はっすん

Romaji: hassun

Definitions

noun

1

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)

2

dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish

3

var. of thick, traditional Japanese paper

Kanji

八

Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう

Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)

寸

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small