豆 – beans, pea, midget

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The kanji 豆 means beans, pea, midget. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ、ズ (tou, zu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まめ、まめ- (mame, mame). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 豆 (no. 151).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
On’yomi	ズ	zu
Kun’yomi	まめ	mame
Kun’yomi	まめ-	mame

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 豆 (Kangxi radical 151). Components: 口・并.

Words using 豆

豆まめlegume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses)

Example sentences

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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Kanji with the same radical

豊

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