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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