Shirabe
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expressions (phrasesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression drop in the bucket;drop in the ocean;one grain of millet in a vast ocean
Other forms 蒼海の一粟 【そうかいのいちぞく】

あわ

Noun family or surname
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) foxtail millet (Setaria italica);Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
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Awa

ぞく

Noun
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) obsolete term millet;grain
See also: 粟 (あわ)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic stipend in rice
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 10,000th of a shaku
See also: 尺 (しゃく)