ちり取とり

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

dustpan

usually written using kana alone

A handheld pan used with a broom to collect dust and small debris. The word is usually written in kana (ちりとり), though mixed kanji-kana forms are also common.

ほうきで掃はいたごみをちりとりで集あつめる。
I gather the dust I swept with a broom using a dustpan.
ちりとりを買かい替かえたい。
I want to replace my dustpan.

Written forms

ちり取とりUsage7%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; it is the highest-priority form.
ちりとりUsage54%
Kana spelling; usually written in kana.
チリトリUsage27%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in product names.
塵ちり取とりUsage12%
search-only kanji form
塵ちり取とり
Full kanji spelling; less common than the mixed form but still seen.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
塵dust, trash, garbage

Similar words

ほうき
A broom; often used together with a dustpan (ちりとり) for sweeping.
掃そう除じ機き
A vacuum cleaner; a more modern alternative to a broom and dustpan for cleaning floors.

Etymology

Compound of 塵 (ちり, 'dust, trash') and 取り (とり, 'taking, collecting'), from the verb 取る (とる, 'to take'). The word literally means 'dust-taker'.