JLPT N3 · Places & nature

米

こめ

rice (uncooked)

Stroke order of 米

米 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Grains scattered in four directions around a stalk—rice.

Parts: 米 = pictograph of rice grains around a stalk

Example sentence

スーパーで米を買いました。

すーぱーでこめをかいました。

I bought rice at the supermarket.

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