The kanji 粒: meaning, readings and stroke order

粒

Meaning: grain, particle
On reading: リュウ ryuu
Kun reading: つぶ tsubu
Strokes: 11
Radical: 米 rice
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: hạt (lạp)
Japanese: つぶ。ちいさなまるいもの。
Korean: 알, 낟알 (립·입)
Chinese: 颗粒、粒

Readings, words and example sentences

リュウ ryuu · on reading · less common

粒りゅう子し
particle, tiny bit
空気中の 粒りゅう子しを調べます。
We study the tiny particles in the air.

つぶ tsubu · kun reading

粒つぶ
drop, grain
大きな雨の 粒つぶが落ちてきます。
Big drops of rain are falling.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.