Definition of 一寸法師 (いっすんぼうし)

noun
1.
dwarf, midget, elf, Tom Thumb, Jack Sprat
2.
Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
Related Kanji
one, one radical (no.1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war