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豆 means 'bean'
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On
トウ ズ
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Name ど ま
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From edamame to natto to tofu, Japan abounds in bean dishes. Learn about the most popular beans in Japan (unexpectedly named 小豆 and 大豆!), one of which is even popular with foxes! Find out which piece of furniture 豆 used to represent, as well as alternate meanings of 豆. Also discover its role as a radical in kanji such as 豊 (790: plentiful). Finally, learn a Japanese insult that involves tofu!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 豆 is used 4 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 豆 is used 123 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation). 1 words use a non-standard reading.
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トウ
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トウ
(read as どう)
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noun
freeze-dried tofu(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
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ズ
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noun
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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まめ
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noun
1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas2. soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy (see also: 大豆)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word.
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noun
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
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