Kanji Detail for 豆 - "bean, small, seed"

豆

Jōyō Kanji
Kyōiku Kanji

JLPT N1

ES grade 3

Meaning
豆 means "bean, small, seed."
1. Bean - A legume; a seed.
2. Small - Tiny; miniature.
3. Vessel - A ritual offering stand.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

beans; pea; midget

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

beans, peas; bean-shaped

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

An ancient food vessel. Used to hold minced pickles, meat sauce, and similar items. Made of wood. | A grain plant. There are many varieties. Such as 黃豆 (soybean), 赤豆 (red bean), 菉豆 (mung bean), etc. Soybean is also called 大豆 (large bean). Red bean and mung bean are also called 小豆 (small bean). Commonly also written as 荳.
Onyomi

toh(とう)

zu(ず)
Kunyomi

mame(まめ)

takatsuki(たかつき)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

豆 (mame・mamehen)
Related Keywords
bean legume seed small tiny miniature vessel stand pea soy pod plant grain nourish humble potential growth sprout modest compact