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Kanji Detail for 豆 - "bean, small"

豆

  • Meaning

    豆 means "bean, small." Also associated with vessel.

    1. Bean - A legume; a seed.

    2. Small - Tiny; miniature.

    3. Vessel - A ritual offering stand.

  • Words using 豆

    • 大豆 だいず Listen soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
    • 納豆 なっとう Listen natto (fermented soybeans)
    • 豆腐 とうふ Listen tofu; bean curd; beancurd
    • 小豆 あずき Listen adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
    • 豆乳 とうにゅう Listen soy milk
    • 豆知識 まめちしき Listen trivia; snippet of knowledge

  • Origin of 豆

    A pictograph of a stemmed offering dish — the tall tazza of ritual meals. The vessel's name was borrowed for the bean, which filled it; the dish is still visible in the strokes.

    How to remember it: A footed offering dish — borrowed forever by the beans served in it.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 豆

    • Verified meaning: bean, small
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まめ, まめさき)
    • Also carries these associations: vessel

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 豆

    Surnames 豆(まめ)Listen 豆(まめさき)Listen

  • 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

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

    zu(ズ) ズ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mame(まめ) まめ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    豆 (mame・mamehen)

  • Related Keywords

    bean small vessel serving table skin blister pea edamame kernel legume lentil little miniature minor minute petite seed tiny compact

Sentences including 豆

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