塵

14 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

dust, trash, garbage

Kun'yomi
  • ちり
    		dust ②trash ③negligible amount ④hustle and bustle (of life)
  • ごみ
    		rubbish
On'yomi
  • チン
  • ジン
    		defilement ②object (perceived with the mind or the senses) ③one billionth

Main Radical

土(KanXi) 鹿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ジン 54.5%
ちり 45.5%

Character Breakdown

dust, trash, garbage
ジン　ちり　チン (Kentei Pre-1)
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

ちり
塵
dust ②trash ③negligible amount ④hustle and bustle (of life)
み
微
じん
塵
particle ②not at all
さ
砂
じん
塵
cloud of dust
じん
塵
かい
芥
rubbish ②worthless thing
こな
粉
み
微
じん
塵
in very small pieces
ふん
粉
じん
塵
mineral dust
ちり
塵
じょう
浄
ずい
水
ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms
ちり
塵
ちょうず
手水
ritual gestures (squatting, clapping, etc.) indicating that a fight will be clean
ちり
塵
づか
塚
rubbish heap
お
御
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
はら
払
　
う
to flatter a higher-up
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References

Unicode hex code 5875
JIS X 0208 1-31-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5376
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1087
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3922
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2838
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2853
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2429
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5388
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q11.4
Four corner code 0021.4