風ふう塵じん

noun

windblown dust; wind-scattered sand

Literary or descriptive term for dust or sand carried by the wind; not an everyday weather word.

• 砂さ漠ばくでは風ふう塵じんが舞まい上あがり、視し界かいが悪わるくなることがある。

  In the desert, windblown dust can swirl up and reduce visibility.

noun

worldly affairs; cares of life

Figurative use likening worldly troubles to windblown dust; appears mainly in classical or elevated writing.

• 彼かれは風ふう塵じんを避さけて山やま奥おくに隠かくれ住すんだ。

  He avoided the cares of life and lived in seclusion deep in the mountains.