Learn Kanji: 菽 · kyoubenkyou

菽

12 strokes

beans

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds

シュク

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

まめ

Common Words

荳

菽

まめ

マメ

Freq #6162

Common noun

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea

Examples

飲む分だけ豆をローストして、ミルで挽くんです。

We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.

Common noun

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

Colloquial; Common noun

female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)

Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Food, cooking

kidney

Prefix

small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale

Prefix

child

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