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

Noun
Freq #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

Kanji in this Word

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
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