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紅塵 (こうじん, koujin) Japanese meaning: cloud of dust | Kotomora
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Related words 俗ぞく 世せ 俗世 is a more common, neutral term for the secular world, while 紅塵 is a poetic, literary expression with a visual image of red dust.
塵ちり 塵 is the ordinary word for dust or dirt; 紅塵 specifically evokes a reddish, worldly dust in a literary context.
Etymology Compound of 紅 (crimson) and 塵 (dust). The association of red dust with the mundane world comes from classical Chinese literature, where the dust raised by carriages and crowds symbolizes worldly cares.
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The town was covered in a cloud of dust.
