塵芥
See also: 尘芥
Chinese edit
dust; dirt; earth | Brassica juncea | ||
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trad. (塵芥) | 塵 | 芥 | |
simp. (尘芥) | 尘 | 芥 | |
Literally: “dust and tiny grass”. |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
塵芥
- (literary, figurative) trivialities; something insignificant
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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塵 | 芥 |
ちり Hyōgaiji |
あくた Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Superficially comprising 塵 (chiri, “dust”) + あくた (akuta, “something rotten; rubbish”). Attested at least from the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
塵芥 • (chiriakuta)
- trash, rubbish
- things of little value, worthless things [from 13th century]
- (religion) worldly defilement, impurity
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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塵 | 芥 |
じん Hyōgaiji |
かい Jinmeiyō |
goon | kan’on |
Compare Chinese 塵芥/尘芥 (chénjiè), above. Attested from the 13th century.[1]
Noun edit
塵芥 or 塵芥 • (jinkai or jingai) ←ぢんかい (dinkai)?
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN