Illustration: In a wagashi workshop, an apprentice transfers finely milled roasted soybean powder from a storage tin through a small sieve. Beneath it forms a soft, smooth mound with no visible chunks, while a faint puff of dust rises from the falling material. A plate of mochi waits nearby to be coated.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

粉ふん末まつ

funmatsu

fine powder

Example sentences

  1. アルミニウム、マグネシウム、シリコンなどの粉末ふんまつが爆発ばくはつする。

    Powders of aluminium, magnesium, silicon, etc. explode.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 粉末ふんまつのコンニャクに果汁等かじゅうとうを混まぜて固かためたもの。

    Konnyaku jelly is fruit jelly solidified by mixing konnyaku powder and fruit juice.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. こうして作つくられたのが粉末ふんまつ寒天かんてんである。

    Thus, powdered kanten became available.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 粉末

  • 粉flour; powderOnフンKunデシメートル・こ・こな
  • 末end; closeOnマツ・バツKunすえ・うら・うれ

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