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豆

beans
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingトウ、ズ
Kun readingまめ、まめ-
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. beansRtK
  2. pea
  3. midget
  1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses)
  2. bean
  3. soya bean (Glycine max)
  4. soybean

Synonyms

大豆

Radicals and components

Radical豆bean
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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table · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1548

Compound words

豆まきまめまき
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
枝豆えだまめ
edamame (green soybeans)
小豆あずき
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
大豆だいず
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
豆乳とうにゅう
soy milk
豆腐とうふ
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
納豆なっとう
natto (fermented soybeans)
豆知識まめちしき
trivia; snippet of knowledge
塩豆しおまめ
salted beans
血豆ちまめ
blood blister
駿豆すんず
Suruga and Izu (provinces)
豆蔦まめづた
green penny fern (Lemmaphyllum microphyllum)
豆富とうふ
tofu
豆冨とうふ
tofu
俎豆そとう
ancient altar of sacrifice
豌豆えんどう
pea (Pisum sativum)
鉈豆なたまめ
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
鵲豆ふじまめ
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
鶉豆うずらまめ
pinto bean
隠元豆いんげんまめ
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
絹豆腐きぬごしどうふ
silken tofu
小豆粥あずきがゆ
rice gruel with adzuki beans
小豆鱒あずきます
rock cod
小豆蒄しょうずく
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

Additional Examples

彼はコーヒー豆をいっている。
He is roasting coffee beans.tatoeba
納豆はねばねばしている。
Natto is sticky.tatoeba
納豆はくさいが、美味い。
Although natto smells awful, it is delicious.tatoeba
納豆は、臭いはひどいが、食べるととてもおいしい。
Natto smells awful but tastes delicious.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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