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Keyword
a few centimeters
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig45
Readings
すん
(95%)
ずん
(4%)
Composed of
一
one
亅
hook
丶
droplet
Mnemonic

It only takes one hook clumsily cast during fishing (you know, when you're taking a swing backwards with your fishing rod) to pierce the skin of another nearby fisherman and result in a few droplets of blood and a nasty few centimeters wide gash on his skin.

Used in kanji (47 in total)
付
attach
対
opposite
得
gain
守
protect
43 more...
Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
101 more...
Examples (14 in total)
She was on the verge of killing herself.
These measurements conform to the blueprints.
What are the measurements of the shelf?
Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.
The plane was about to take off.
She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
The country's economy is about to collapse.
The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
The mist was so dense that I could not see even an inch ahead.
The poor child was on the verge of starvation.
The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.
When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.
My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.