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Kanji 塵: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 塵: dust, trash, garbage

Key takeaways

Kanji 塵: dust, trash, garbage. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

dusttrashgarbage

On reading

チンジン

Kun reading

ちりごみ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 塵

dust, trash, garbage

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

鹿 + 土

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When a deer (鹿) runs across the earth (土), it kicks up a cloud of dust. Imagine the dust rising from the soil as a deer gallops past to remember this kanji.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チン
  • 微塵みじん

    tiny particle / atom / speck

Kun reading

ちり
  • 塵取りちりとり

    dustpan

  • 塵紙ちりがみ

    tissue paper / toilet paper

  • ごみ

    trash / garbage / rubbish

Commonly used words

  • 微塵
    みじん

    tiny particle / atom / speck

  • 塵取り
    ちりとり

    dustpan

  • 塵紙
    ちりがみ

    tissue paper / toilet paper

  • ごみ

    trash / garbage / rubbish

Example sentences

Example 1

床のゴミをちりとりで集めた。

Translation

I gathered the dirt on the floor with the dustpan.

Example 2

ちりとりとほうきはセットで使います。

Translation

You use a dustpan and broom as a set.

Example 3

ガラスは微も残さず割れた。

Translation

The glass shattered without leaving a single speck.

Example 4

彼の言葉は微の嘘もなかった。

Translation

There wasn't a speck of a lie in his words.

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