The kanji 豆: meaning, readings and stroke order
豆
- Meaning
- bean
- On reading
- トウ tou、ズ* zu
- Kun reading
- まめ mame
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 豆 bean
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- hạt đậu (đậu)
- Japanese
- まめ。
- Korean
- 콩 (두)
- Chinese
- 豆子
Readings, words and example sentences
トウ tou · on reading · less common
納豆
natto (sticky fermented soybeans)
朝ごはんに 納豆を 食べます。
I eat natto for breakfast.
まめ mame · kun reading
豆
bean
畑で 豆を 作ります。
We grow beans in the field.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
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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.