けしつぶ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
芥子粒 けし粒

Etymology

From 芥子(けし) (keshi, “poppy”) + 粒(つぶ) (tsubu, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けしつぶ [kèshítsúꜜbù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) けしつぶ [kèshítsúbú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ɕit͡sɨbɯ̟]

Noun

けしつぶ • (keshitsubu) 

1. (figuratively) something very small