<entry id="2237698" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1977320</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>芥子粒</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>ケシ粒</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>けし粒</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>罌粟粒</keb>
<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>けしつぶ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="2858004">けしの実</xref>
<gloss>poppy seed</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<s_inf>often 〜ほど or 〜のよう</s_inf>
<gloss>something extremely tiny</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2010-07-23 16:34:54" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>paul</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Paul Blay</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>http://applecheese.blog58.fc2.com/blog-entry-1231.html
もっと楽しく　♪　　上級英語 ... ケシの実、ケシ粒（poppy seed） ...</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;ケシ粒&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
@@ -9,0 +12,4 @@
+&lt;re_restr&gt;芥子粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
+&lt;/r_ele&gt;
+&lt;r_ele&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;ケシつぶ&lt;/reb&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-07-23 22:22:31" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Extra kanji form, fixed restriction, split senses and reworded.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5, ルミナス和英辞典,</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -10,0 +10,6 @@
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;けし粒&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;罌粟粒&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
@@ -13,0 +19,2 @@
+&lt;re_restr&gt;けし粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
+&lt;re_restr&gt;罌粟粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
@@ -16,0 +24,1 @@
+&lt;re_restr&gt;ケシ粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
@@ -20,1 +29,5 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;like a pin's head&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-f;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;pinhead-like&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;small as ants&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-07-24 07:45:33" stat="A">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-05-15 10:35:44" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>For sense [1], since this is not terribly common by comparison, and pretty weak on cooking results, xref to the Japanese common equivalent(and not ポピーシード).

Added [sK] to 罌粟粒.  For whatever reason 罌粟 is not commonly used for the seeds (this or 罌粟の実).

Copied "something extremely tiny" from the entry on 粟粒. I see no evidence that this should behave generically as an adj-f. There is one single character in a story "芥子粒夫人", otherwise it's 芥子粒のよう, 芥子粒ほど etc.

We seem to be treating this as an [exp] and tossing out equivalent English idioms for "small things". But "like a pin's head" and "pinhead-like" only work once ほど or のよう are added. 
"small as ants" is likewise 芥子粒のように小さい. "芥子粒" by itself is insufficient.
芥子粒のような小さな	41	  
芥子粒のように小さく	33	  
芥子粒のように小さい	32
芥子粒のように小さな	22	

This isn't adj-no either. Basically the only thing to follow の is よう:
芥子粒の	1092	  
芥子粒のよう	848	  

I think 粟粒　handled this better. As an [exp], the actual equivalent seems like it should just be "(an) ant(s)", "the head of a pin".

Could maybe fix this with a [note] and a change from [n] to [exp].
[note="~ほど、~のよう"]</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>Three formulations of "poppy seed"
けしの実	13564	30.3%
ケシの実	10525	23.5%
芥子の実	3294	7.4%
罌粟の実	92	0.2%

ポピーシード	11136	24.9%

芥子粒	3697	8.3%
ケシ粒	1617	3.6%
けし粒	885	2.0%
＝＝＝＝


Top results(not seeing anything adj-f, mostly ほど and のよう):
芥子粒の	1092	  
芥子粒のよう	848	  
芥子粒ほど	617	  
芥子粒のような	537	  
芥子粒ほどの	392	  
芥子粒のように	245	  
芥子粒みたい	221	  

Google book result
明治大学人文科学研究所紀要 - Volumes 45-46 - Page 82
Used as a reference for people in a massive cathedral(or maybe a model of a cathedral with tiny model people?)
壮大なこの大聖堂を見上げる芥子粒ほどの人間が、その建物のミニチュアの模型を目の前にして傑需の国に迷い

This would be a "like ants" example, I suppose.

Marginally more common as a reference for "small thing" than 粟粒
粟粒のよう	544	25.1%
芥子粒のよう	848	39.2%
粟粒ほど	157	7.2%
芥子粒ほど	617	28.5%</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;sK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
@@ -27,0 +29 @@
+&lt;xref type="see" seq="2858004"&gt;けしの実&lt;/xref&gt;
@@ -31,3 +33,2 @@
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-f;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;pinhead-like&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;small as ants&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;something extremely tiny&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-05-15 22:56:57" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Simplifying.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5: 地図上のけし粒ほどの[みたいな]小国 a country no bigger than a pinhead on the map
けし粒よりも小さくなって空を飛んでいく赤い風船 a red balloon flying away smaller than a pinhead in the sky.
高層ビルの屋上からは, 地上の歩行者や車はけし粒のように小さく見えた. From the roof of the skyscraper, the pedestrians and automobiles on the street looked no bigger than ants.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -19,7 +18,0 @@
-&lt;re_restr&gt;芥子粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
-&lt;re_restr&gt;けし粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
-&lt;re_restr&gt;罌粟粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
-&lt;/r_ele&gt;
-&lt;r_ele&gt;
-&lt;reb&gt;ケシつぶ&lt;/reb&gt;
-&lt;re_restr&gt;ケシ粒&lt;/re_restr&gt;
@@ -33,0 +27 @@
+&lt;s_inf&gt;often 〜ほど or 〜のよう&lt;/s_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>