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米
kome, bei, mai
Description
「米」は、ごはんを作るための食べ物です。日本人が毎日食べる、とても大切なものです。
"米" is a food used to make rice. It is very important and eaten daily by Japanese people.
「べい」と読むときは、アメリカのことを表すこともあります。
When read as "べい," "米" can also refer to America.
Meanings
米kome
uncooked rice; rice as a grain
毎朝、米を食べます。
I eat rice every morning.
米bei
America; the United States (in compounds)
来月、米国へ行きます。
I'm going to the United States next month.
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Notes
- Reading
kunyomi 米 = kome (rice grain); onyomi bei/mai appears in compounds like 米国 (USA) and 白米 (white rice).
- Nuance
米 is raw/uncooked rice, while cooked rice is ご飯 (gohan).
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