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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

Dictionary

Entry

NounFreq #25902
1

dust

Examples
1年が過ぎ、彼の死体はと化した。
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dust, trash, garbage

14 strokes

On

チンジン

Kun

ちりごみ

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