埃っぽい
hokorippoi
The Japanese word for dusty is 埃っぽい (hokorippoi).
埃っぽい is an adjective used to describe something or somewhere that is covered with dust.
Meaning: covered with dust (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
hokorippoi
Did you know?
- The word ほこり (hokori) is a homophone for the word meaning 'pride'. Because of this, some Japanese wordplays contrast the humble nature of 'dust' with the feeling of 'pride'.
- The word hokori can be used in the phrase hokori o kaburu, which means 'to be covered in dust' but idiomatically means to be forgotten or neglected.
- The Japanese proverb 塵も積もれば山となる (chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru) uses the word for 'dust' to teach that even the smallest things, when accumulated, can become a mountain.
Examples in context
- この部屋は埃が多いです。This room has a lot of dust.
- 机の上が埃っぽい。The desk is dusty.
- 隅っこに埃が溜まっている。Dust has accumulated in the corner.
- この部屋はとても埃っぽい。Kono heya wa totemo hokorippoi.This room is very dusty.
- 埃っぽい空気で、咳が出ます。Hokorippoi kuuki de, seki ga demasu.The air is dusty, so I am coughing.
- 埃っぽい棚を掃除しました。Hokorippoi tana o souji shimashita.I cleaned the dusty shelf.
Example conversation
Youta and Yui are cleaning an old attic together.
- 陽太 Yotaここ、かなり埃っぽいね。Koko, kanari hokorippoi ne.It's quite dusty in here.
- 結衣 Yui本当だ。マスクをしましょう。Hontō da. Masuku o shimashō.You're right. Let's put on masks.
- 陽太 Yota結衣、あっちの箱も埃っぽいよ。Yui, achchi no hako mo hokorippoi yo.Yui, that box over there is dusty too.
- 結衣 Yui私が拭くから、陽太は運んで。Watashi ga fuku kara, Yōta wa hakonde.I'll wipe it, so Youta, you carry it.
