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粒
grain · particle · drop
N2On: りゅうKun: つぶ
Memory Aid
'Ryuu' — Imagine a tiny DRAGON (リュウ) flying to pick up a single GRAIN of rice.
Vocabulary
一粒ひとつぶone grain; one drop
米粒こめつぶgrain of rice
粒々つぶつぶgrains; individual particles
大粒おおつぶlarge grain; large drop
粒状りゅうじょうgranular; in grain form
Example Sentences
この米は一粒一粒が大きくて美味しい。
This rice has large, delicious grains, one by one.
雨が大粒で降ってきた。
The rain started falling in large drops.
彼は豆を一粒ずつ食べた。
He ate the beans one by one.
砂糖は粒状で売られています。
Sugar is sold in granular form.