Keyword
bean
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1548
Readings
まめ
(55%)
とう
(19%)
(19%)
どう
(5%)
Composed of
one
mouth
antlers on a wall
Used in kanji (22 in total)
head
fight to win
joy
short
Used in vocabulary (262 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)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
edamame (green soybeans)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
tofu seller (maker)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
black soybean
(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)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
cooked beans
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
large green soybean; green peas
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
lightly deep-fried tofu
blood blister
high sensitivity; fragile heart
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
sugared red beans
lentil (Lens culinaris)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
natto served on rice
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
green coffee bean
silken tofu; soft tofu
spotted pattern
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
rice boiled with adzuki beans
miniature book
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
rice gruel with adzuki beans
sliced deep-fried tofu
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
(oval) charcoal briquette
loquacious man
candied bean slab
natto made from ground soybeans
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
salted beans
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
soft, unpressed tofu
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
tofu-like dish made with edamame
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
high sensitivity; fragile heart
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
soybean miso
car-sized tank; tankette
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
cacao bean; cocoa bean
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
ancient altar of sacrifice
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
haricot; kidney bean
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
small typhoon; midget typhoon
miso soup with natto
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
boiled and seasoned tofu
lentil (Lens culinaris)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
peas; garden peas; field peas
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
soft, unpressed tofu
short test; (short) quiz
mameitagin; Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
having no effect; waste of effort
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
cubed tofu (often served cold)
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
having no effect; waste of effort
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
calabar bean; ordeal bean
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
lightly deep-fried tofu
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
soft, unpressed tofu
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
date-plum (Diospyros lotus); Caucasian persimmon; lilac persimmon
straw-wrapped natto
bean cake; soybean (oil) meal
common bean; pea
Chinese fermented black beans
man who scatters beans on Setsubun; small man; little man; lewd little man
carob; locust bean
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
freshly harvested adzuki beans
pure soy milk; unprocessed soy milk; untreated soy milk
boiled and seasoned tofu
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
Okinawan-style tofu
silken tofu; soft tofu
legume; legumen; leguminous plant
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
black soybean
mashed boiled green soybeans
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
silken tofu; soft tofu
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
natto made from ground soybeans
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
boiled and seasoned tofu
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
carob; locust bean
carob; locust bean
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
black bean sauce
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
straw-wrapped natto
bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami)
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
mung bean milk; douzhi
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
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
risky thing to do (like feeding a fox)
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
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
roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits
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
firm tofu; hard tofu
firm tofu; hard tofu
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
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
callery pear (Pyrus calleryana); bradford pear
ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)
Examples (32 in total)
Where are the coffee beans?
Kids don't really like eating beans.
I love beans.