# 粒 — grain; droplet

粒 means “grain; droplet”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu). Kun'yomi: つぶ (tsubu). You'll see it in words such as 粒 (tsubu, “grain; bead”).

- Meaning: grain; droplet
- On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu)
- Kun'yomi: つぶ (tsubu)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 粒

Parts: 米 rice · 立 stand

## Words with 粒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 粒 | つぶ (tsubu) | grain; bead |

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[群](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flock/) · [双](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/twin/) · [片](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/one-side/) · [兆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/trillion/) · [零](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/zero/) · [皆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/) · [冊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-books/) · [匹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-small-animals/) · [粒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grain/)

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