漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 37 strokesRadical
On
トウ・ズ
Kun
まめ
Meaning
bean, pea

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of a tall serving dish from long ago; later it came to mean a bean.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ豆腐・納豆
大豆
まめ豆・豆粒・煮豆

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 大豆だいず

    soybean

  • 豆腐とうふ

    tofu

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ごはんの まえに 豆を たべます。

I eat beans before the meal.

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