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
  • (Tokyo) けしつ​ぶ [kèshítsúꜜbù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) けしつぶ [kèshítsúbú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ɕit͡sɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

けしつぶ • (keshitsubu) 

  1. (figuratively) something very small

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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