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豆

まめ

bean, pea

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Examples

  1. 豆は体にいいです。

    まめはからだにいいです。

    Beans are good for your body.

  2. 豆をゆでてサラダに入れました。

    まめをゆでてサラダにいれました。

    I boiled beans and put them in the salad.

  3. 二月には豆をまく行事があります。

    にがつにはまめをまくぎょうじがあります。

    In February there is an event where people scatter beans.

Common patterns

豆をまく
to scatter beans (at Setsubun)
大豆
soybean
コーヒー豆
coffee bean

Memory tip

豆 is the general word for beans and also the base of 味噌, 醤油 and 豆腐, all made from 大豆. As a prefix 豆- can mean "miniature", as in 豆電球 (tiny bulb).

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