粒つぶ
Meanings
Noun
1. grain; bead; drop
when read as "つぶ, つび, つぼ"
Beads of sweat appear on that face.
Counter
2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
Please take three of these pills at a time.
Kanji used
a single grain
Pitch accent
つ
ぶ
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Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
one grain; one drop; one bead
Examples (9 in total)
Beads of sweat appear on that face.
Particles of light scatter in all directions.
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
I ate just five grapes.
Small grains of light are blown away by the wind.
In the darkness, those grains of light are still drifting.
Please take three of these pills at a time.
I have to take two pills every six hours.
Now, please put about three seeds each into that hole.