けしつぶ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
芥子粒
けし粒

Etymology

From 芥子(けし) (keshi, “poppy”) + 粒(つぶ) (tsubu, “seed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

けしつぶ • (keshitsubu) 

  1. (figuratively) something very small

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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