Onyomi: リュウ · Kunyomi: つぶ · Meanings: counter for tiny particles, drop, grains
Kanji for counter for tiny particles, drop, grains
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粒 is formed from the rice radical 米 on the left and the character 立 on the right. 米 represents rice or grains, while 立 means to stand or something upright. Together, they show a single grain standing on its own. From this structure, 粒 came to mean grain, particle, or small unit.
粒 shows a single grain standing alone, meaning grain or particle.
Think of rice (米) broken down into individual pieces. Each small piece stands on its own (立). That single, tiny unit is a 粒 — a grain or particle.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 粒 | つぶ | grain, bead, drop | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 粒子 | りゅうし | particle, grain | common Noun |
| 粒選り | つぶより | the pick, the choice | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 粒状 | りゅうじょう | granular, granulated | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 粒径 | りゅうけい | grain diameter, particle diameter | Noun |
| 粒状斑 | りゅうじょうはん | granule | Noun |
| 粒子線 | りゅうしせん | particle beam | Noun |
| 粒ぞろい | つぶぞろい | uniform excellence | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| つぶつぶ感 | つぶつぶかん | grainy sensation, lumpy feel | Noun |
| 粒立つ | つぶだつ | to become grainy | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb |