Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1635 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

Kunyomi: つぶ

Onyomi: リュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: こめへん

Meaning: rice

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

子(りゅうし)   particle, grain

(かりゅう)   granule

子(そりゅうし)   elementary particle, particle

(つぶ)   grain, drop

(こめつぶ)   grain of rice

(ひとつぶ)   a grain, a drop

(つぶつぶ)   granulated, lumpy

(あまつぶ)   raindrop

Onyomi Examples

ツブ grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

リュウシ particle, grain

サイリュウ fine grain, fine granule, microsphere

リュウリュウ each grain, every grain

Kunyomi Examples

つぶ grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

りゅうじょう granular, granulated

こめつぶ grain of rice

こつぶ small grain, small stature or ability