粉|こなkona[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounflour; meal; powder; dust
   この小麦こむぎは粉こなにされる。↗

   This wheat is made into flour.
2. nounheroin

• SynonymパウダーNeutralLoanword used mainly for cosmetics, seasonings and snow conditions, as in 「ベビーパウダー」; 「粉」 is the everyday general term and also covers flour.
• Synonym粉末ふんまつNeutralFine powder ground from a solid; more formal, common in instruction manuals, as in 「粉末ジュース」. 「粉」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Related粉体ふんたいWrittenTechnical term from engineering and chemistry for powder materials; not used in everyday speech.
• Antonym塊かたまりNeutralThe physical opposite of 「粉」: things that have clumped together into lumps or masses.

For everyday powder and flour, use 「粉」. Product names such as cosmetics take 「パウダー」, while 「粉末」 suits instruction manuals and formal contexts. 「粉体」 is a technical term, and 「塊」 is the opposite — a lump.

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1. （こな、こ）穀物こくもつなどを挽ひくなどして、微粒子びりゅうし状じょうにしたもの。