塵芥

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See also: 尘芥

Chinese

dust; dirt; earth Brassica juncea
trad. (塵芥) 塵 芥
simp. (尘芥) 尘 芥
Literally: “dust and tiny grass”.

Pronunciation

Noun

塵芥

  1. (literary, figurative) trivialities; something insignificant

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
塵 芥
ちり
Hyōgai 		あくた
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Superficially comprising 塵(ちり) (chiri, “dust”) + あくた (akuta, “something rotten; rubbish”). Attested at least from the 12th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

塵(ちり)芥(あくた) • (chiriakuta) 

  1. trash, rubbish
    Synonyms: あくた (akuta), ゴミ (gomi)
  2. things of little value, worthless things
  3. (religion) worldly defilement, impurity
    Synonyms: けがれ (kegare), よごれ (yogare)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
塵 芥
じん
Hyōgai 		かい
Jinmeiyō
goon kan'on

Compare Chinese 塵芥／尘芥 (chénjiè), above. Attested from the 13th century.[1]

Noun

塵(じん)芥(かい) or 塵芥(じんがい) • (jinkai or jingai) ←ぢんかい (dinkai)?

  1. trash, rubbish
  2. worthless or trivial things

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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