also: ぶんりん · ぶんり
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
(not) in the least; (not) a bit
Rare term used in negative expressions to emphasize a complete lack of something. Typically appears as 分厘もない or 分厘も～ない.
There is not a bit of truth in his story.
Without the slightest doubt, he is the culprit.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always used in negative constructions.
Alternate reading; less common than ふんりん.
Variant kanji form using 釐; even rarer than 分厘.
Alternate reading for the 釐 variant.
Contracted reading restricted to the 分釐 spelling.
Compound of 分 (fraction) and 厘 (a small unit), literally meaning a tiny amount. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a minuscule quantity.