塵|ちりchiri[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundust
   １年ねんが過すぎ、彼かれの死体したいは塵ちりと化かした。↗

   A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.
2. nountrash; garbage; rubbish; dirt
3. nounnegligible amount; tiny bitusu. as 塵ほども...ない
4. nounhustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world
5. noun, sumoritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean

• SynonymくずNeutralScraps, waste or offcuts; can also insult someone as a good-for-nothing. 「塵」 leans toward dust, and figuratively means a negligible amount.
• Synonym灰塵かいじんWrittenA written/formal word for ashes and dust, also used figuratively for something insignificant; 'turn to ashes' is 「灰燼に帰す」. For everyday dust, 「塵」 is the normal word.
• Related屑物くずものNeutralDiscarded junk or shoddy, defective goods — concrete objects. 「塵」 usually means fine dust or tiny scraps.
• RelatedごもくCasualColloquial, carrying Kansai and other regional coloring; means trash and odds and ends. 「塵」 centers on fine dust and can also mean a tiny amount.
• Related塵芥じんかいWrittenA written, Chinese-derived word for garbage and refuse, found in administrative documents such as 「塵芥処理」; in daily speech say 「ごみ」.

For dust, say 「ほこり」 or 「塵」; for garbage, 「ごみ」. Use 「屑」 for scraps and waste. 「塵芥」 and 「灰塵」 are written or technical words. 「屑物」 is junk or shoddy goods; 「芥」 is a dialectal word for trash.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 粉末ふんまつ状じょうの土砂どしゃなどの飛び散とびちったもの。ほこり。
2. ごみ。あくた。
3. よごれ。けがれ。また、汚点おてん。
4. 仏家ぶっかにおいて、世俗せぞくの人事じんじを厭いといていう語ご。俗塵ぞくじん。
5. 極きわめてわずかな物事ものごと。いささか。つゆ。つゆほど。
6. さわぎ。みだれ。
7. 値打ねうちのないもの。取とるに足たらないもの。
8. 先人せんじんのなした業績ぎょうせき。遺業いぎょう。
9. 残り物のこりもの。お流ながれ。