微粒子

Reading

Kana: びりゅうし

Romaji: biryūshi

Definition

noun

1

corpuscle; minute particle; particulate

Kanji

微

Readings: ビ、 かす.か

Meanings: delicate, minuteness, insignificance

粒

Readings: リュウ、 つぶ

Meanings: grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Example Sentence

微粒子(びりゅうし)は肉眼(にくがん)ではほとんど見(み)えない。

➥Minute particles are hardly visible to the naked eye.