Kanji

flour, powder, dust

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

米部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

デシメートル, こ, こな

Common Readings

フン, こ, こな

Example sentences

こな
チョークの粉で手が白くなった。

My hands became white from chalk powder.

石臼 いしうす
昔の人は石臼で粉を挽いていた

People in the old days used to grind flour with a stone mortar.

粉砕 ふんさい
強力な攻撃で敵の野望を粉砕した。

We crushed the enemy's ambition with a powerful attack.

火の粉 ひのこ
キャンプファイヤーの火の粉が夜空に舞っている。

Sparks from the campfire are dancing in the night sky.

小麦粉 こむぎこ
小麦粉に水を加えてよく練る。

Add water to the wheat flour and knead it well.

混ぜる まぜる
小麦粉と卵をよく混ぜる。

Mix the flour and eggs well.

粉々 こなごな
ガラスのコップが床に落ちて粉々になった

The glass cup fell on the floor and shattered into pieces.

砕ける くだける
グラスが落ちて粉々に砕けた。

The glass fell and smashed into pieces.

粉末 ふんまつ
コーヒー豆を粉末にする

Grind coffee beans into powder.

粉雪 こなゆき
粉雪が駅前の道にうっすら積もった。

A light layer of powder snow settled on the road in front of the station.

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