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bean in Japanese

bean in Japanese is 豆, 隠元 — bean means the edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.

bean in Japanese

noun
Pronounced: mame
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
隠元
noun
Pronounced: ingen
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

What does "bean" mean?

  1. noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
    "She soaked the dried beans overnight before cooking them."
  2. verb Informally, to hit someone with a thrown object, especially on the head.
    "He got beaned by a stray baseball in the parking lot."
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bean in a sentence

  • She soaked the dried beans overnight before cooking them.
  • We grew runner beans up canes in the garden.
  • He got beaned by a stray baseball in the parking lot.

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What is "bean" in Japanese?

"bean" in Japanese is 豆, 隠元. bean means: The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.

How do you pronounce 豆?

"bean" in Japanese is 豆, pronounced "mame".

How do you use "bean" in a sentence?

Example: "She soaked the dried beans overnight before cooking them." In Japanese, "bean" is 豆, 隠元.

Are there other ways to say "bean" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "bean": 豆, 隠元.

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