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Sun → Inches

寸 → in

Sun (寸)

Inch (in)

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Reverse Conversion

What it is

Japanese wasai sun is 1 sun = 1/33 m ≈ 3.030 cm ≈ 1.193 in. Not Chinese market cun (1/30 m ≈ 1.312 in), not button ligne (1/40 in).

How to use

sun × 1.193 = inches (exact: (1/33) / 0.0254). 1 sun ≈ 1.193 in. The converter above uses this factor.

in = 寸 × 1.193032689

Example: 1 寸 = 1.193032689 in

Common uses

Kimono, yukata, and wasai drafts vs inch patterns. Confirm wasai sun vs Chinese cun before measuring.

Conversion tips

1 wasai sun ≈ 1.19 in; 1 Chinese cun ≈ 1.31 in. 40 ligne = 1 inch. Do not mix the three.

寸 → in Reference Table

寸	in
1 寸	1.193032689 in
2 寸	2.386065378 in
3 寸	3.579098067 in
5 寸	5.965163445 in
10 寸	11.93032689 in

Calculated from factors marked exact in the unit registry.

Frequently Asked Questions

Length More Conversions

m → ft ft → m cm → in in → cm km → mi mi → km mm → in in → mm m → yd yd → m ft → in in → ft 里 → km km → 里尺 → m m → 尺 mi → m m → mi ft → cm cm → ft cm → mm mm → cm km → yd yd → km nmi → km km → nmi yd → ft ft → yd mi → yd yd → mi mi → ft ft → mi m → cm cm → m m → mm mm → m km → m m → km nmi → mi mi → nmi in → yd yd → in µm → mm mm → µm ft → mm mm → ft m → in in → m ly → km km → ly yd → cm cm → yd 尺 → cm cm → 尺寸 → cm cm → 寸尺 → cm cm → 尺寸 → cm cm → 寸 ligne → mm mm → ligne ligne → cm cm → ligne ligne → in in → ligne 寸 → in in → 寸尺 → in in → 尺 in → 寸尺 → in in → 尺丈 → m 里 → m in → µm µm → m nm → µm mi → 里 dm → cm pm → cm km → pm light-s → m km → mm ly → cm cm → nm in → ly µm → in cm → km cm → ly cm → µm cm → mi ft → ly ft → nmi in → mi km → cm ly → in ly → yd m → nm µm → ly nm → ly nm → mi nm → mm yd → ly yd → mm yd → pm µm → pm pm → km pm → mm cm → dm dm → km dm → m dm → mm dm → yd in → pm km → dm light-s → dm m → dm m → pm mi → dm mi → pm mm → dm mm → pm pm → in pm → ly pm → nm au → cm cm → au ftm → mm ftm → nm ft → ftm au → µm ftm → in ftm → km ftm → 里 ftm → m ftm → mi ly → ftm mi → au yd → ftm pc → cm

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