Kanji 微 delicate, minuteness, insignificance Related words 白しら 玉たま 粉こ 白玉粉 is a finer glutinous rice flour used for dumplings like dango, while 微塵粉 is coarser and often used for candy coatings or certain confections.
上じょう 新しん 粉こ 上新粉 is made from non-glutinous rice (うるち米 ) and is used for various Japanese sweets, whereas 微塵粉 is specifically from glutinous rice (もち米 ).
Written forms 微み 塵じん 粉こ
Standard kanji spelling for this ingredient term.
みじん 粉こ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first part is written in kana.
Etymology 微塵 (みじん , 'fine particles') + 粉 (こ , 'flour'). The term describes a flour that is granular or coarse, resembling fine crumbs.
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