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Kotomora

粉

flour, powder, dust

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • フン

Kun'yomi

  • デシメートル
  • こ
  • こな

Meaning

粉 centers on finely ground or broken-down material: flour, powder, or dust. The common thread is a substance reduced to small, loose particles.

Most common words using 粉

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  • 粉こな
    N3

    flour; meal; powder; dust

  • 花粉かふん
    N2

    pollen

  • 小麦粉こむぎこ
    N1

    wheat flour

  • 粉末ふんまつ
    N1

    fine powder

  • 粉砕ふんさい

    pulverization; pulverisation

  • 粉々こなごな
    N1

    in very small pieces

  • 歯磨き粉はみがきこ

    tooth powder; toothpaste

  • きな粉きなこ

    kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour

  • 粉飾ふんしょく

    embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration

  • 片栗粉かたくりこ

    potato starch

  • 澱粉でんぷん

    starch

  • 粉ミルクこなミルク

    milk powder

  • 汁粉しるこ

    shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

  • 粉塵ふんじん

    mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust

  • パン粉パンこ

    breadcrumbs; panko

  • 受粉じゅふん

    pollination

  • 火の粉ひのこ

    sparks

  • 製粉せいふん

    milling; grinding into flour

  • 粉雪こなゆき

    powder snow; powdery snow

  • 金粉きんぷん

    gold dust

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Study

Etymology

粉 combines 米 (rice) with 分 (divide/part), suggesting rice that has been divided or ground into fine particles.

Meaning mnemonic

Rice 米 is divided 分 into tiny pieces: that's flour or powder.

Reading mnemonic

For フン, imagine a fun day of baking where you use flour: fun -> フン, and the flour is 粉.