mote in Japanese
mote in Japanese is ちり, ほこり, 微粉 — mote means a tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
mote in Japanese
ちり
Pronounced: chiri
(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.
ほこり
Pronounced: hokori
(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.
微粉
Pronounced: bifun
(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.
What does "mote" mean?
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noun A tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
"I wanted to shrink myself to a mote of dust, plunge into this pool I held in my own cyclopean hands, soar down these runs of light to places where light itself was born from this colloquy of dust."
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mote in a sentence
- I wanted to shrink myself to a mote of dust, plunge into this pool I held in my own cyclopean hands, soar down these runs of light to places where light itself was born from this colloquy of dust.
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What is "mote" in Japanese?
"mote" in Japanese is ちり, ほこり, 微粉. mote means: A tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
How do you pronounce ちり?
"mote" in Japanese is ちり, pronounced "chiri".
Are there other ways to say "mote" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "mote": ちり, ほこり, 微粉.
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