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塵
塵
14 strokes

Meanings

dust
trash
garbage

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チン
ジン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちり
ごみ

Common Words

微塵
みじん
びじん
Noun
Freq #5227
1

particle; atom; little piece

Examples
彼には親切心などみじんもない。
He doesn't have a particle of kindness in his heart.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない

not at all; not the slightest

ゴミ
塵
ごみ
芥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #11614
1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

Examples
彼女は玄関のごみをはいた。
She swept the dirt from the porch.
粉塵
粉じん
ふんじん
Noun
Freq #24935
1

mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust

砂塵
さじん
沙塵
Noun
Freq #25356
1

cloud of dust; sandstorm

こっぱみじん
木端微塵
木っ端微塵
木葉微塵
こっぱ微塵
木っ端みじん
～する Verb
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #25700
1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

Examples
塔はこっぱみじんに爆破された。
The tower was blown to atoms.
塵
ちり
Noun
Freq #25902
1

dust

Examples
１年が過ぎ、彼の死体は塵と化した。
A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.
2

trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt

3

Usu. as 塵ほども...ない

negligible amount; tiny bit

4

hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world

5

Abbreviation; Sumo

ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean

ゴミ捨て場
ごみ捨て場
塵捨て場
ゴミすてば (ゴミ捨て場)
ごみすてば (ごみ捨て場／塵捨て場)
Noun
Freq #29643
1

garbage dump; dump site

塵芥
じんかい
ちりあくた
ごみあくた
Noun
Freq #33649
1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

2

worthless thing

粉微塵
粉みじん
こなみじん
こみじん
Noun
Freq #36255
1

in very small pieces

みじん切り
微塵切り
みじんぎり
Noun
Freq #36518
1

finely chopped (cooking)

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