米
こめ
kome
JLPT N36 strokesKanjiLevel 43 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
米 is the kanji for "Usa / Rice / Metre". A common reading is こめ (kome). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Usa / Rice / Metre
Also : Usa · Rice · Metre
Readings
kunこめ/ komekunよね/ yoneonべい/ beionまい/ maionめえとる/ meetoru
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 米 represents 'RICE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of rice.
Reading ·
On-reading: べい — remember this sound by associating it with rice. Kun-reading: こめ.
Example Sentences
日本のお米はとてもおいしいです。
にほんのおこめはとてもおいしいです。
Japanese rice is very delicious.
欧米と日本の関係は重要です。
おうべいとにほんのかんけいはじゅうようです。
Relations between the West and Japan are important.
Vocabulary using 米
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