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JLPT N2 · Noun

粒 (tsubu)

粒 (つぶ, tsubu) is a Japanese noun meaning “grain; bead”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
つぶ
Romaji
tsubu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. grain; bead; drop · noun
  2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops · counter

Example sentences

２粒の涙が彼女のほおを流れ落ちた。
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
Tatoeba #235388

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 粒

粒
grains, drop, counter for tiny particlesリュウ・つぶ · 11 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1552890 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.