微塵 (みじん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

微塵 (みじん) means tiny particle / atom / speck.

See example sentences below.

微塵 at a glance

微塵

みじんmijin

N1noun

tiny particle / atom / speck

微塵みじんmijinN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

tiny particle / atom / speck

Example 1

ガラスは微塵も残さず割れた。

Translation

The glass shattered without leaving a single speck.

Example 2

彼の言葉は微塵の嘘もなかった。

Translation

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