豆
bean; beans; pea; midget
7 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 1422.
Readings
- トウ (on reading): 豆腐 (とうふ) tofu; 納豆 (なっとう) natto (fermented soybeans)
- まめ (kun reading): 豆 (まめ) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); 枝豆 (えだまめ) edamame (green soybeans)
- ズ (on reading): 大豆 (だいず) soya bean (Glycine max); 伊豆 (いず) Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
- Read as a whole word: 小豆色 (あずきいろ) reddish-brown; 小豆鱒 (あずきます) rock cod; 狐に小豆飯 (きつねにあずきめし) trusting a cat with milk
Components
Kanji containing 豆
- 頭 head
- 登 ascend
- 短 short
- 闘 fight
- 豊 bountiful
- 逗 stop
- 厨 kitchen
- 荳 bean
- 豈 an interjection of surprise
- 壹 number one
- 痘 pox
- 豌 pea
- 豎 vertical
- 戲 play
- 豐 bountiful
- 鬪 fighting
Words using 豆
- 豆腐 (とうふ) tofu
- 納豆 (なっとう) natto (fermented soybeans)
- 湯豆腐 (ゆどうふ) boiled tofu
- 豆乳 (とうにゅう) soy milk
- 豆苗 (とうみょう) pea sprouts
- 豆 (まめ) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses)
- 枝豆 (えだまめ) edamame (green soybeans)
- コーヒー豆 (コーヒーまめ) coffee bean
- 豆知識 (まめちしき) trivia
- 豆まき (まめまき) sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
- 大豆 (だいず) soya bean (Glycine max)
- 伊豆 (いず) Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
- 大豆ミート (だいずミート) soy meat
- 伊豆急行 (いずきゅうこう) Izukyu Corporation
- 大豆油 (だいずゆ) soybean oil
- 小豆色 (あずきいろ) reddish-brown
- 小豆鱒 (あずきます) rock cod
- 狐に小豆飯 (きつねにあずきめし) trusting a cat with milk
- 小豆飯 (あずきめし) rice boiled with adzuki beans
- 小豆アイス (あずきアイス) ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
- 豆板醤 (トーバンジャン) doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
- 豆汁 (ご) go
- 豆花 (ドウホワ) tofu pudding
- 豆腐脳 (ドウフナオ) tofu pudding
168 words in all.