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豆
豆
7 strokes
Frequency: 1422
JLPT N1
Grade 3

Meanings

beans
pea
midget

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トォ
ă‚ș
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ăŸă‚
ăŸă‚-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ど
ăŸ

Common Words

ć·Žè±†
ハă‚ș
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #206
1

purging croton (Croton tiglium)

èł
菜
ăŸă‚
マメ
Freq #6162
1

Common noun

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

Examples
éŁČă‚€ćˆ†ă ă‘è±†ă‚’ăƒ­ăƒŒă‚čăƒˆă—ăŠă€ăƒŸăƒ«ă§æŒœăă‚“ă§ă™ă€‚
We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.
2

Common noun

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

3

Colloquial; Common noun

female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)

4

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

kidney

5

Prefix

small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale

6

Prefix

child

《 è±†ćŻŒ 》
ずうご
Noun
Freq #13072
1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

Examples
æ‚Șă„ă‘ă©ăŠè±†è…èČ·ăŁăŠăăŠăă‚ŒăȘă„ïŒŸ
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
ăȘっべう
Noun
Freq #18728
1

natto (fermented soybeans)

Examples
あăȘたはă‚Șă‚Żăƒ©ăšçŽè±†ăŻă©ăĄă‚‰ăŒă‚ˆă‚Šă­ă°ă­ă°ă—ăŠă„ă‚‹ă‹ă‚ă‹ă‚ŠăŸă™ă‹ă€‚
Do you know which of okra and natto is more gooey?
豆æČč
《 摉 》
ご
Noun
Freq #20360
1

ご is gikun for 豆汁 and 豆æČč

go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)

いず
Noun
Freq #22230
1

Historical term

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

《 あずき 》
しょうず
ケă‚șキ
Noun
Freq #26851
1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

だいず
ăƒ€ă‚€ă‚ș
Noun
Freq #28014
1

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

ăŸă‚ă€ă¶
Noun
Freq #30937
1

speck

ăŸă‚ă§ăŁăœă†
Noun
Freq #33581
1

peashooter

Examples
çȘç„¶ăźæ˜‡é€Čたç™șèĄšă§ă€ćœŒă€éł©ăŒè±†é‰„ç Čを食らったようăȘ顔をしどいたよ。
He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.
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