豆 (Mame) is a Japanese noun meaning “legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses), bean, pea, soya bean (Glycine max)”.
Meanings
- nounlegume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea
- nounsoya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
- nounfemale genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
- nounkidney
- prefixsmall; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale
- prefixchild
Examples
妹は豆の皮をむいた。
My sister shelled the beans.
君に豆を煮てあげよう。
I'll boil you the beans.
豆のかき揚げが好きです。
I like pea pods in my stir fry.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).