豆
豆 — Beans
beans, pea, midget
On’yomiトウ (tou)
On’yomiズ (zu)
Kun’yomiまめ (mame)
Kun’yomiまめ- (mame)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 豆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆 | まめ mame | legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea |
| 大豆 | だいず daizu | soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy |
| 豆腐 | とうふ toufu | tofu; bean curd; beancurd |
| 納豆 | なっとう nattou | natto (fermented soybeans) |
| 小豆 | あずき azuki | adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu | soy milk |
Study notes
豆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1422 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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