Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb

    broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

    Usually written using kana alone

    塔はこっぱみじんに爆破された。
    The tower was blown to atoms.

Also written 木っ端微塵【こっぱみじん】木葉微塵【こっぱみじん】こっぱ微塵【こっぱみじん】木っ端みじん【こっぱみじん】

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tree, wood

Kun
こ-
On
ボクモク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
317 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
4a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4090.0Four corner code
1864deroo
6728Unicode hex code
1-44-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2531New Nelson (John Haig)
3450New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4261Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2901Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
195Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
207Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
109Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14415Morohashi
69A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15sakade
60Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
17henshall3
36Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
255crowley
20Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1045Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
199Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mog, moKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

Kun
はしはた-ばたはな
On
タン
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
960 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

ただしみず

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-5-9SKIP code
5b9.2The Kanji Dictionary
0212.7Four corner code
453deroo
7aefUnicode hex code
1-35-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3363Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4243New Nelson (John Haig)
1221New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1564Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
826Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1131Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1167Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1251Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
942A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2306Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1380Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25806Morohashi
1567A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1418Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1507Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1601Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1720Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
680Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1462Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1175Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan1Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

delicate, minuteness, insignificance

Kun
かす.か
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1108 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3i10.1The Kanji Dictionary
2824.0Four corner code
2066deroo
5faeUnicode hex code
1-40-89JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1631Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1765New Nelson (John Haig)
639New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
788Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
461Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
587Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
889Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
954Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1228A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1668Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10203Morohashi
1735A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1419Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1508Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1283Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1622Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
635Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
898Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei1, wei2Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dust, trash, garbage

Kun
ちりごみ
On
チンジン
Strokes
14
Radical
earth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
3-3-11SKIP code
3q11.4The Kanji Dictionary
0021.4Four corner code
5875Unicode hex code
1-31-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5376Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1087New Nelson (John Haig)
3922Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2838Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2853Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2429Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
5388Morohashi
chen2Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading