豆
豆
beans, pea, midget
7 strokesFrequency 1,422JLPT N1Grade 3
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トウズ
Kun
まめまめ-
Nanori
どま
Dictionary
Common Words
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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.
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Common noun
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
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Colloquial; Common noun
female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
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Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Food, cooking
kidney
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Prefix
small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale
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Prefix
child
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tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Examples
悪いけどお豆腐買ってきてくれない？
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
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natto (fermented soybeans)
Examples
あなたはオクラと納豆はどちらがよりねばねばしているかわかりますか。
Do you know which of okra and natto is more gooey?
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ご is gikun for 豆汁 and 豆油
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
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Historical term
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
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peashooter
Examples
突然の昇進の発表で、彼、鳩が豆鉄砲を食らったような顔をしていたよ。
He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.
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