粒
Meanings
Noun
1. grain; bead; drop
Counter
2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
Other spellings
つぶ
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つぶ
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
2 粒 の 涙 が 彼女の ほお を 流れ落ちた。
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
私 は6 時間 ごとに2 粒 飲ま なければなりません。
I have to take two pills every six hours.