Kanji
仞
kanji character
fathom
仞 kanji-仞 fathom
仞
Meaning
fathom
Readings
Kun'yomi
- はかる
On'yomi
- せん じん great depth
- じん ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
- ばん じん 10000 fathoms
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Common Words
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仞 ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters) -
千 仞 great depth, bottomless, great height -
万 仞 10000 fathoms, great depth, great height -
九 仞 の功 を一 簣 に虧 くto fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle -
壁 立 千 仞 precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth -
万 仞 の谷 bottomless ravine, abyss -
九 仞 great height