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塵ゴミ

Kana ゴミ Romaji gomi

JLPT N4 Common word

01

塵 ゴミ · gomi

JLPT N4 Common word 芥 (rarely used kanji form)、ごみ

01noun

usually kana

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

Examples

彼女は玄関のごみをはいた。

She swept the dirt from the porch.

Tatoeba #90216

片目にごみが入った。

Dust got into one of my eyes.

Tatoeba #83365

部屋はゴミだらけだ。

The room is covered with dust.

Tatoeba #84153

02

塵 ちり · chiri

Common word

01noun

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs)

02noun

trash; garbage; rubbish

03noun

negligible amount; tiny bit

usu. as ～ほども...ない

04noun

hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world

05noun

abbreviationsumo

ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean

Examples

１年が過ぎ、彼の死体は塵と化した。

A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.

Tatoeba #235683

塵も積もれば山となる。

Many a mickle makes a muckle.

Tatoeba #143903

03

塵 じん · jin

01noun

Buddhism

defilement; impurity; affliction

02noun

object (perceived with the mind or the senses)

03numeric

one billionth

Source

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