粒
粒 — Grains
grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
Kun’yomiつぶ (tsubu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 粒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粒 | つぶ tsubu | grain; bead; drop |
| 粒子 | りゅうし ryuushi | particle; grain |
| 大粒 | おおつぶ ootsubu | large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry) |
| 素粒子 | そりゅうし soryuushi | elementary particle; particle |
| 微粒子 | びりゅうし biryuushi | corpuscle; minute particle; particulate |
| 小粒 | こつぶ kotsubu | small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities) |
Study notes
粒 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1635 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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