粒
つぶ
grain, drop, small round object; counter for such things
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Examples
この米は粒が大きい。
このこめはつぶがおおきい。
The grains of this rice are large.
この薬を一日に二粒飲んでください。
このくすりをいちにちにふたつぶのんでください。
Please take two of these tablets a day.
大粒の涙が彼女のほおを流れ落ちた。
おおつぶのなみだがかのじょのほおをながれおちた。
Big tears rolled down her cheeks.
Common patterns
- 米の粒
- a grain of rice
- 雨の粒
- a raindrop
- 大粒の涙
- big tears
Memory tip
Any small round thing — a grain of rice, a raindrop, a tablet — and it doubles as their counter: 一粒、二粒. 大粒 and 小粒 describe the size; ground to powder it becomes 粉.
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