粉
flour, powder, dust
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
20 of 196- 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
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.