Keyword
rice
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig987
Readings
べい
(33%)
こめ
(30%)
めめ
(16%)
まい
(11%)
よね
(3%)
ごめ
(3%)
Composed of
horns
tree
Mnemonic

A pair of horns growing out of a tree.... wait, those are not horns, those are grains of rice!

Used in kanji (74 in total)
come
number
be cut off
spirit (of life)
Used in vocabulary (335 in total)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(United States of) America; USA
(husked grains of) rice
Examples (113 in total)
Do you eat rice in your country?
The Japanese eat rice at least once a day.
The Japanese live mainly on rice.