Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じん
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
水蚤

Etymology

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From 微塵 (mijin, small fragment or piece) +‎ (-ko, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(じん)() or 微塵子(ミジンコ) (mijinkoみぢんこ (midinko) or ミヂンコ (midinko)?

  1. a water flea of the genus Daphnia

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN