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米: rice, USA, metre | JLPT N4 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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米

米

rice, USA, metre

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Readings

On readings: ベイマイメエトル
Kun readings: こめよね

6 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 61 / 2,500

Stroke order

6 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

米: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 米

FuriganaEnglish

米国(べいこく)
the United States
白米(はくまい)
white rice
米屋(こめや)
rice shop
米粒(こめつぶ)
grain of rice
米作(こめづく)り
rice growing
お米(こめ)
rice
新米(しんまい)
new rice; novice
玄米(げんまい)
brown rice
米軍(べいぐん)

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

米国(べいこく)に行(い)きたいです。
I want to go to the United States.
お米(こめ)を買(か)いました。
I bought rice.

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US military

米国人(べいこくじん)

American person