noun

  1. dust, dirt.
  2. dreary world, petty affairs of everyday life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
塵埃 じんあい
ちり
ほこり
塵埃 ちりほこり

Contained Kanji 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)
dust
ほこり アイ ちり (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sentence particle
 (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)