塵
Meanings
Noun
1. dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs)
2. trash; garbage; rubbish
3. negligible amount; tiny bit (usu. as ～ほども...ない)
4. hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world
5. ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean (Abbreviation)
Other spellings
ちり
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ちり
ちり
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
１年
A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.
塵
Many a little makes a mickle.