noun
- legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses), bean, pea.
- soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy.
- female genitalia (esp. the clitoris). Colloquialism.
- Food term.kidney. Colloquialism, usually written with kana alone.
prefix
- small, miniature, baby, midget, small-scale.
- child.
Variations
Pronunciation |
Kanji |
Kana |
Is Common |
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豆
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まめ
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✔
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荳
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まめ
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菽
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まめ
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マメ
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Contained Kanji Breakdown
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)