豆
Meanings
Noun
1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea
2. soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
Prefix
5. small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale
6. child
Other spellings
荳菽
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
まめ
Used in vocabulary
いんげん豆
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean; French bean
Noun
Examples8
飲む
We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.
チョコレート
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans.
君
I'll boil you the beans.
妹
My sister shelled the beans.
豆
I like pea pods in my stir fry.
右
There's a pea in my right nostril.