noun

  1. dust.
  2. trash, garbage, rubbish, dirt.
  3. negligible amount, tiny bit. Usu. as 塵ほども...ない.
  4. hustle and bustle (of life), worldly cares, impurities of the world.
  5. Sumo term.ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dust, trash, garbage
ジン ちり チン (Kentei Pre-1)
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)