Today’s Kanji is “米” (kome); Kanji for “rice”.
Handwritten Kanji “米” (kome)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “米”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 米 | ベイ マイ こめ | bei mai kome | 6 | 米 | rice |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “米”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| お米を研ぐ | おこめをとぐ | okome wo togu | Wash rice |
| 新米 | しんまい | shinmai | New rice |
| 米国 | べいこく | beikoku | USA |
