微塵粉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	塵	粉
み Grade: S	じん Hyōgaiji	こ Grade: 5
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
みじん粉

Etymology

/midinko/ → /miʑĩŋko/

From 微(み)塵(じん) (mijin, “small piece, fragment”) + 粉(こ) (ko, “flour, powder”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みじんこ [mìjíńkó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲiʑĩŋko̞]

Noun

微(み)塵(じん)粉(こ) • (mijinko) ^{←みぢんこ (midinko)?}

1. rice granules
2. coarse glutinous rice flour, often used in 菓子 (kashi, “candy”) production