NichiDict

まめ

N3
[mame]
Illustration for 豆

Meanings

1.Noun

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea

2.Noun

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

3.Noun

female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)

4.Noun

food, cookingkidney

5.Prefix

small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale

6.Prefix

child

Examples

毎朝コーヒーを挽いて飲んでいます。

I grind coffee beans every morning and drink it.

を使った料理が美味しい。

Dishes made with beans are delicious.

節分にはまきをする習慣がある。

There's a custom of throwing beans on Setsubun.