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米
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rice

HSK 2 N2
Nature →Plants →Grasses
mǐ
ベイ、マイ、メエトル
こめ、よね
미
Pictograph of grains of rice.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
米
Regular
Modern
Chinese
米 [Mǐ]
surname Mi
米 [mǐ]
rice; CL:粒[lì]; meter (classifier)
Japanese
米 こめ 、 コメ 同音

noun

  1. (husked grains of) rice
  2. staple (product, etc.); necessity
  3. net-sl (online) comment
米 べい 同音
noun abbrev. (United States of) America; USA
米 よね 同音

noun

  1. 88 years old (because 米 can be deconstructed into 八十八)
  2. archaic rice
米 (ateji)(rare) 、 米突 (ateji)(rare) メートル 同音

noun

  1. usually kana metre (unit of length); meter
  2. usually kana meter; gauge (usu. メーター)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
わが国の主な農産物は米である。
The chief crop of our country is rice.
米消費者団体がRealPlayerを「バッドウェア」と認定。
American consumer group identifies RealPlayer as 'badware'.
１マイルは約１６００メートルにあたる。
A mile is equal to about 1,600 meters.
Japanese Names
米 こめ
Kome female given namesurname
米 こめさき
Komesaki surname
米 こん
Kon place name
米 たから
Takara given name
米 ふくうち
Fukuuchi unclassified name
米 ふくじ
Fukuji unclassified name
米 ふくとく
Fukutoku unclassified name
米 べい
Bei place name
米 まい
Mai female given namesurname
米 めい
Mei surname
米 よね
Yone female given namesurname
米 よねはま
Yonehama surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
平方米 [píng​fāng​mǐ] #31,512
square meter
玉米 [yù​mǐ] #3,275
corn
米兰 [Mǐ​lán] #11,811
Milano
米兰 [Mǐ​lán] #11,811
Milano
纳米 [nà​mǐ] #7,459
nanometer
纳米 [nà​mǐ] #7,459
nanometer
立方米 [lì​fāng​mǐ] #67,597
cubic meter (unit of volume)
大米 [dà​mǐ] #11,635
(husked) rice
爆米花 [bào​mǐ​huā] #6,429
puffed rice
平米 [píng​mǐ] #55,437
square meter
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
お米 [おこめ] #13,425
(husked grains of) rice
⭐ 新米 [しんまい] #14,014
new rice
⭐ 米国 [べいこく] #18,915
(United States of) America
⭐ 欧米 [おうべい] #21,470
Europe and the United States
⭐ 米軍 [べいぐん] #24,701
US armed forces
⭐ 白米 [はくまい] #25,315
polished rice
⭐ 南米 [なんべい] #27,520
South America
⭐ 米粒 [こめつぶ] #30,215
grain of rice
⭐ 日米 [にちべい] #34,254
Japan and the United States
⭐ 全米 [ぜんべい] #36,546
all-America
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KOREAN WORDS (6)
미곡
cereal
미곡상
rice dealer; rice store
백미
polished rice; milled rice
정미
rice husking
정미소
rice-husking station
현미
brown rice