Word details
豆
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 豆.
Dictionary
Entry
1
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.
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
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