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玉塵

玉塵

See also: 玉尘

Chinese

		jade	dust; dirt; earth
trad. (玉塵)		玉	塵
simp. (玉尘)		玉	尘

Noun

玉塵

(archaic) Alternative term for 玉屑.
(literary) snow
(literary) petal

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	塵
ぎょく Grade: 1	じん Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

/gyokudin/ > /gyokuzin/. Literally "beautiful dirt".

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [ɡjo̞kɯᵝd͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

玉塵 ‎(hiragana ぎょくじん, romaji gyokujin, historical hiragana ぎょくぢん)

(rare) snow

Synonyms

雪 (ゆき) ‎(yuki)