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Kanji Detail for 粉 - "powder, flour, fine"

粉

  • Meaning

    粉 means "powder, flour, fine."

    1. Powder - A fine substance.

    2. Flour - Ground grain.

    3. Cosmetic - Face powder; makeup.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    flour; powder; dust

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    powder, face powder; plaster

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]); to be a fan of

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Rice flour. All substances ground fine into powder are called 粉. | Crushed. Such as saying 粉身碎骨 (body crushed to powder and bones shattered). | White pigment. Also used as cosmetics. Such as 粉黛 (powder and eyebrow pencil), 脂粉 (rouge and powder). Hence metaphorically beautiful is called 金粉 (gold powder), 紅粉 (red powder). | Applying powder to things is called 粉. Hence doing things without seeking substance but only pursuing appearance is called 粉飾 (whitewashing).
  • Onyomitip

    fun(ふん) ふん

  • Kunyomitip

    deshimetoru(でしめとる) でしめとる

    ko(ころも) ころも

    kona(こな) こな

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    米 (kome・komehen)

  • Related Keywords
    powder flour dust fine ground crush pulverize cosmetic makeup white pale lime chalk decorate adorn ornament paint coat soft delicate

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