粟
粟

millet

12 strokesFrequency 2,146Grade 9

On

ゾクショクソク

Kun

あわもみ

Nanori

あさっそう

Dictionary

Common Words

粟あわNounFreq #15593
1

foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

粟立つあわ立つあわだつ泡立つIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #17953
1

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

Examples
どうしてなのか、心が粟立つのを感じていた。
I don't know what, but I felt in my heart something that gives me the chills.
ケシ芥子けし罌粟NounUsually kanaFreq #76047
1

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

芥子粒ケシ粒けしつぶNounFreq #79988
1

poppy seed

2

Often 〜ほど or 〜のよう

something extremely tiny

粟粒あわつぶぞくりゅうNounFreq #113518
1

millet grain

2

something extremely tiny

濡れ手に粟ぬれてにあわExpressionFreq #115860
1

easy profit

Examples
その政治家は平然と賄賂を受け取り、全ての契約の５％が濡れ手に粟で彼の懐に入った。
The politician had sticky fingers, and 5% of every contract ended in his pocket.
濡れ手で粟濡れ手であわぬれてであわNounExpressionFreq #117141
1

Idiomatic expression

easy profit

ひなげし雛罌粟ヒナゲシ雛芥子NounUsually kanaFreq #130089
1

common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy

稲粟とうぞくNounFreq #135150
1

Rare term

rice and millet

粟餅あわもちNounFreq #140135
1

millet dough cake; millet mochi

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