# 粉 — Powder

Frequency rank 953 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 幕 (Curtain), less common than 豊 (Plentiful).

- On’yomi: ふん
- Kun’yomi: こな
- Radical: 米 Rice (Kangxi 119)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Rice on the left is split in half on the right -- rice smashed in half becomes fine powder.

In words:

- 粉 こな — flour,meal,powder
- 粉々 こなごな — in very small pieces
- 粉末 ふんまつ — fine powder

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