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Kotomora

塵じん

じ
ん

Meanings

1

noun

defilement; impurity; affliction

Buddhist term for mental defilements or worldly impurities that obscure the mind. Often appears in compounds like 煩悩塵垢 (bonnō jinku).

2

noun

object (perceived with the mind or senses)

Philosophical term for an object of cognition or sensory perception. Rare outside technical Buddhist or epistemological contexts.

3

numeric

one billionth

Numeric prefix meaning 10⁻⁹ (nano-). Used in technical contexts, e.g., 塵法 (jinpō, nanometer-scale).