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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 豆!

今回の漢字は『豆』!

豆 - まめ beans, peas

大豆 - だいまめ soy, soy bean

豆乳 - とうにゅう soy milk

豆腐 - とうふ tofu

豆絞り - まめしぼり a spotted pattern

豆絞りのスカーフ- まめしぼりのスカーフ a polka dot scarf

豌豆 - えんどう green pea, garden peas

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P.S. Did you know that during the day of Setsubun 節分 (the eve of a lunar new year) the children chase away the ‘ogres’ (usually played by the dads wearing oni 鬼 masks) by throwing 大豆 at them, and singing: 🎵 鬼は外、福は内 (leave ogres and demons, enter good luck)🎵 ?

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Japanese proverb 諺:

豌豆は日陰でもはじける - えんどうはひかげでもはじける To everything there is a season.

(lit. Beans even grow in the shade.)

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