Quick answer
粉 is the kanji for "Powder". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is デシメートル (deshime-toru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Powder
Also : Flour · Dust
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 粉 represents 'FLOUR'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of flour.
On-reading: ふん — remember this sound by associating it with flour. Kun-reading: デシメートル.
Example Sentences
小麦粉を使って手作りのクッキーを焼きました。
こむぎこをつかっててづくりのくっきーをやきました。
Using wheat flour, I baked homemade cookies.
花粉症のシーズンには、外出時にマスクが欠かせません。
かふんしょうのしーずんには、がいしゅつじにますくがかかせません。
During hay fever season, a mask is indispensable when going out.
Vocabulary using 粉
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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