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市塵 (しじん, shijin) Japanese meaning: city dust | Kotomora

市し塵じん

Meanings

1

city dust; urban hustle and bustle

Literary term evoking the dust and confusion of city life; not used in casual conversation.

市し塵じんを避さけて郊こう外がいに移うつり住すんだ。
I moved to the suburbs to escape the dust and confusion of the city.

Kanji

市market, city, town
塵dust, trash, garbage

Related words

都と会かい
都会 is the common word for 'city' or 'urban area'; 市塵 is a rare literary term for the unpleasant aspects of city life.

Etymology

Compound of 市 (city, market) and 塵 (dust, rubbish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the dust and turmoil of urban life.