JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 粉: "flour, powder, dust"
The kanji 粉 means "flour, powder, dust". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read フン in on'yomi and デシメートル, こ, こな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
デシメートルここな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | flour, powder, dust |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1484 of 2,501 |
Common words with 粉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 粉flour; meal; powder; dust · heroin
- 粉砕pulverization; pulverisation · reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing; demolishing
- 火の粉sparks
- 小麦粉wheat flour
- 粉々in very small pieces
- 粉々に砕くto smash to pieces
- 粉末fine powder
- 粉々になるto break into fragments; to go to pieces
- 粉塵dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles
- 花粉pollen
- 白粉white makeup powder; (face) powder
- 粉雪powder snow; powdery snow
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