Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
けむり
Grade: S
kun’yomi

From (つち) (tsuchi, soil) + (けむり) (kemuri, smoke).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(つち)(けむり) (tsuchikemuri

  1. dustcloud
    (つち)(けむり)をあげて、(くるま)(はし)()った
    Tsuchikemuri o agete, kuruma ga hashirisatta.
    The car drove off, raising a cloud of dust.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN