字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲903 (商)
Oracle bone and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Bronze: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Nature & Elements
米 rice, grain
こめ kome · as a side part こめへん komehen
6 strokesRadical of 10 kanjiPart of 18
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Rice kernels without husk. The character 粟, by contrast, refers to rice kernels with husk.
Source: Wiktionary, 米 (rev. 93544920), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Fuel for the soul! This radical represents the essential nourishment of the rice harvest and the intricate detail of individual grains. When you see it, think of the golden fields, the steam rising from a hot bowl of rice, and the tiny, powerful "seeds" that feed the world. It brings a sense of life-giving energy, organic detail, and cultural importance to every character it joins.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates rice and cereal grains, food and nutrition, small particles (like powder or grains of sand), energy and fuel, or the concept of meticulous measurement.
What it grows into
- 粉flourフン · デシメートル
- 糖sugarトウ
米 + 唐sound
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 粒grainsリュウ · つぶ
米 + 立sound
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Every kanji with 米 as its radical
All 10 kanji