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JLPT N1 · Noun

微塵 (mijin)

微塵 (みじん, mijin) is a Japanese noun meaning “particle; atom”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
みじん
Romaji
mijin
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. particle; atom; little piece · noun
  2. not at all; not the slightest · noun, noun taking の · used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない

Example sentences

彼には親切心などみじんもない。
He doesn't have a particle of kindness in his heart.
Tatoeba #118809

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 微塵

微
delicate, minuteness, insignificanceビ・かす.か · 13 strokes
塵
dust, trash, garbageチン・ジン・ちり・ごみ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 微塵.

微妙びみょうsubtle微笑むほほえむto smile顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope微かかすかfaint微量びりょうminuscule amount微笑びしょうsmile塵ごみrubbish塵紙ちりがみtissue paper塵ちりdust塵取りちりとりdustpan

Source: JMdict entry 1486050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.