Keyword
bean
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1548
Readings
まめ
(56%)
とう
(20%)
ず
(17%)
どう
(5%)
Composed of
one
mouth
antlers on a wall
Used in kanji (23 in total)
head
fight to win
joy
short
Used in vocabulary (306 in total)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
edamame (green soybeans)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
black soybean
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
simmered beans
cacao bean; cocoa bean
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
(extreme) mental weakness; fragile heart
large green soybean; green peas
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
blood blister
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
amanatto; beans (e.g. adzuki, cowpea, fava) simmered in sugar syrup and coated with granulated sugar
lightly deep-fried tofu
pea; green pea; garden pea
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
pea (Pisum sativum)
lentil (Lens culinaris)
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
pea; green pea; garden pea
natto served on rice
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
silken tofu; soft tofu
green coffee bean
spotted pattern
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
mame mochi; rice cake pounded with steamed black soybeans
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
rice boiled with adzuki beans
salted beans
(oval) charcoal briquette
miniature book
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
candied bean slab
rice gruel with adzuki beans
sliced deep-fried tofu
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
soft, unpressed tofu
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
loquacious man
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
natto made from ground soybeans
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
soybean miso
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
tofu-like dish made with edamame
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
(extreme) mental weakness; fragile heart
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
green soybean variety used for edamame (esp. from Yamagata Prefecture)
car-sized tank; tankette
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
small typhoon; midget typhoon
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
person who pretends to be knowledgeable; self-proclaimed expert with only superficial knowledge; know-all; know-it-all
short test; (short) quiz
chamame (variety of edamame)
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
boiled and seasoned tofu
legume; legumen; leguminous plant
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
roasted (coffee) bean
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
dish of simmered soybeans and vegetables
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
haricot; kidney bean
small tanuki
ancient altar of sacrifice
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
soft, unpressed tofu
straw-wrapped natto
miso soup with natto
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
lentil (Lens culinaris)
mameitagin; Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
cubed tofu (often served cold)
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso
snow pea; mangetout
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
soft, unpressed tofu
having no effect; waste of effort
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
pea; green pea; garden pea
common vetch (Vicia sativa); tare
Chinese fermented black beans
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
having no effect; waste of effort
calabar bean; ordeal bean
bean cake; soybean (oil) meal
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
parched beans (or nuts) scattered around the house during setsubun
roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits
man who scatters beans on Setsubun; small man; little man; lewd little man
common bean; snow pea; mangetout
Chinese fermented black beans
silken tofu; soft tofu
Okinawan-style tofu
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
(Taiwanese) savory soy-milk soup
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
freshly harvested adzuki beans
straw-wrapped natto
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
carob; locust bean
boiled and seasoned tofu
bean cake; soybean (oil) meal
pure soy milk; soy milk without additives
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
lightly deep-fried tofu
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
date-plum (Diospyros lotus); Caucasian persimmon; lilac persimmon
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
black soybean
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
zunda; mashed boiled green soybeans, often sweetened and used as a topping or filling
hairstyle with buns on each side of the head
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
zunda mochi; mochi covered in zunda
snow pea; mangetout
silken tofu; soft tofu
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
small tanuki
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
natto made from ground soybeans
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
common vetch (Vicia sativa); tare
snap pea; sugar snap pea; sugar pea
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
boiled and seasoned tofu
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); black-eyed pea; southern pea
carob; locust bean
carob; locust bean
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
Chinese fermented black beans
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
cubed tofu (often served cold)
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami)
black bean sauce
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
callery pear (Pyrus calleryana); bradford pear
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
common vetch (Vicia sativa); tare
blister (on the sole of the foot); corn
legume; podded plant
beans of the bean-scattering ceremony
rock cod; black-saddled grouper
kanji "bean" radical at left
trusting a cat with milk; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; (lit.) (giving) rice boiled with adzuki beans to a fox
mung bean milk; douzhi
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
arare biscuit made from soybeans
arare biscuit made from soybeans
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
borlotti bean; cranberry bean
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean
black-eyed pea; black-eyed bean
to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; (lit.) for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
insisting one is right even after one has been proven wrong
grayish-blue (color)
grayish-blue (color)
fertilizer made of composted natto
straw-wrapped natto
straw-wrapped natto
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
shelled edamame
shelled edamame
dried, fried broad beans
jūten tofu; (silken) tofu formed directly in its own packaging
jūten tofu; (silken) tofu formed directly in its own packaging
firm tofu; hard tofu
firm tofu; hard tofu
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
sugar-coated soybeans
bean daifuku; mame daifuku
Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica
adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)
bean weevil (any leaf beetle of subfamily Bruchinae)
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer
purging croton (Croton tiglium)
butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea); Asian pigeonwings
winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus); butter bean
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil
Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)
Rhynchosia volubilis (species of snoutbean)
green penny fern (Lemmaphyllum microphyllum)
Bulbophyllum drymoglossum (species of orchid)
alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia); Korean whitebeam
ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)
snap pea; sugar snap pea; sugar pea
Examples (41 in total)
We'll also need salt, beans and sugar.
I put a few beans on the plate and eat one first to show them.
It's hard to pick up beans with chopsticks.