漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)10 strokesRadical
On
アイ
Kun
ほこり・ちり
Meaning
dust

Origin

ORIGIN

Earth 土 with 矣 as phonetic: fine particles of earth — dust.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • ほこり

    dust

  • 塵埃じんあい

    dust and dirt

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

棚の埃をきれいに払った。

I dusted the shelf clean.

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