# 米 rice / America

木 (tree) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
JERK PN

## Onyomi

MAI, BEI | MY BAby comes from America. MY BAby also loves him some rice.

## Mnemonic

| Think of the rice plant as a little tree, with the two dots being little grains of rice which bud off of it.

## Kunyomi

こめ | raw, uncooked rice. The kind you buy in a big 2 kilo bag. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

中米(ちゅうべい) | Latin America ★★★☆☆ NEO 中 (middle) + 米 (rice / America) = 中米 (Latin America)
欧米(おうべい) | europe/ USA ★★★☆☆ 欧 (Europe) + 米 (rice / America) = 欧米 (europe/ USA) Europe and USA - but unfortunately due to racism, Japanese often use 欧米 to mean the West in general, ignoring Africa, South and Latin America and even Canada.
南米(なんべい) | South America ★★★☆☆ NEO 南 (south) + 米 (rice / America) = 南米 (South America)
玄米(げんまい) | brown rice ★☆☆☆☆ 玄 (deep profound) + 米 (rice / America) = 玄米 (brown rice)

## Used In

- 断
- 継
- 粘
- 迷
- 粋
- 粒
- 粉
- 来
- 奥
- 精
- 数
- 類
- 歯
- 粧
- 粗
- 隣
- 料
- 糖

## Synonyms

europe and the west 欧米 西洋 西欧
rice or food 米 ご飯 食べ物 料理