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.
The Japanese live on rice.
We live on bread and rice.
We cultivate rice.
I like Japanese rice pillows; they are good for my neck.
The price of rice has come down.
The price of rice is going up again.
Rice is sold by the kilogram.
Rice is grown in many parts of the world.
In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
Most Japanese eat rice at least once a day.
There was a great lack of rice that year.
Japan's consumption of rice is decreasing.
The price of rice rose by more than three percent.
The price of rice rose by three percent.
The main crop of Japan is rice.
He grows rice.
I want to grow good vegetables, rice, fruit and so on.
The quality of rice is going down.
Did you have rice?
Do you have rice?
How many kilograms of rice did you buy?
Is there any rice left?
I grow rice.
We grow rice.
I went to the supermarket and bought rice.
Do they eat rice in your country?
My father grows rice.
Rice grows in warm climates.
Do you think we should import rice from the U.S.?
We shouldn't waste even one grain of rice.
This novel was written by an American writer.
The population of Germany is less than half that of the United States.
He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.
She was educated in the United States.
During the war, America tried to stop trading with England.
Japan does a lot of trade with the United States.
My mother acquired her knowledge of English in the United States.
We live in the United States.
The people of America fought for their independence.
The USA is a very big country.
Do you know how to cook rice well?
This is how we cook rice.
This is how to cook rice.
The hamburger is a famous American dish.
Tom wanted to visit America.
The coffee break is an American institution.
They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.
He made the soup by mixing a little meat with some rice.
An abundance of rice was produced last year.
Japan has caught up with Europe and America in medicine.
In Europe and America they regard the dog as a member of the family.
The Japanese as a whole are a rice-eating nation.
Tom likes white rice.
The main diet in Japan is rice.
She'll major in American history.
Rice is the chief crop in this area.
The President of the United States is now in Japan.
We traveled in South America.
The good harvest brought down the price of rice.
Japan maintains friendly relations with the United States.
The rice crop was poor, owing to the floods.
Punctuality is thought to be a matter of course in Europe and America.
In Europe and America, people regard punctuality as a matter of course.
Japan began to import rice from the United States.
Unless Japan eliminates those barriers, the U.S. will take sanctions.
Tom rode his motorcycle across the United States.
Our primary objective is to expand the South American market.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
He acquired American citizenship.
We must maintain the amicable relations between Japan and the U.S.
Japanese and American interests clashed on this point.
What is the highest mountain in North America?
They sent him to North America.
In America, rice can be bought for a fifth of what it costs in Japan.
Tom likes brown rice.
Tom prefers brown rice.
Which do you like better, white rice or brown rice?
He went to America to study medicine.
Edison was an inventive genius of the United States.
The chief crop of our country is rice.
Such a custom is not peculiar to the Americans.
Friction between the Americans and the British mounted.
Mr Jones is very sensitive to the nuances of English and American usage.
The potato is native to the highlands of Central and South America.
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
We had a bad rice crop last year because it rained a lot.
Rice prices are regulated by the government.
Chicago is the principal city of the Midwest.
Rice does not contain gluten.
The United States of America is a democratic country.
Production of rice has decreased.
The death penalty has been done away with in many states in the USA.
In Thailand it has already become too dry to grow rice in some parts of the country.
The rice crop was scanty this year.
The rice crop is poor this year.
The rice crop is large this year.
They had been in the States until the end of World War II.
The United States is abundant in natural resources.
The affluence of the United States is often contrasted with the poverty of undeveloped countries.
The Japanese currency has appreciated against the U.S. dollar by more than 25% over the past year.
Tom likes red rice.
Ecuador is a country situated in the northwest part of South America.
There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.
America's radioactive waste may be targeted in terrorist attacks.
Last week, I mailed him some souvenirs from the U.S.
This work is in the public domain in the United States.
Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?
When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
The Zika virus spread rapidly across central and south America.