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埃

埃: dust

dust
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Readings

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ほこり・ちり

埃 is ほこり (dust on surfaces); 塵埃 (じんあい) is the literary on-yomi word, 'dust and dirt'.

Key words

埃ほこりdust
土埃つちぼこりcloud of dust
埃っぽいほこりっぽいdusty
塵埃じんあいdust and dirt; worldly cares

Example sentences

Dust had collected on the shelf, so I wiped it with a rag.

The attic was dusty, and I sneezed as soon as I went in.

Leaving the grime of the city behind, he began to live quietly in a mountain village.

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