► 成句
粒 [(1)つぶ] [粒が揃う] meaning: consistent rank: 3
☆ あのダンスグループの女の子達は粒が揃っている ⇨ All the girls of that dance group are consistently pretty
☆ 彼のドラムは粒が揃っていない ⇨ His drumming notes are not grains of the same size, not uniform, consistent, tidy
► 名詞
粒 [(1)つぶ] meaning: grain rank: 2
☆ 日本の米は南アジアの米より粒が小さい ⇨ The grains of Japanese rice are smaller than those of south Asian rice
粒 [(1)つぶ] meaning: liquid rank: 2
☆ 大粒の雨が降ってきた (おおつぶ) ⇨ Large drops of rain has started to fall
► 接尾辞
粒 [(1)つぶ] meaning: piece rank: 2
☆ 一粒の涙 ⇨ One drop of tear (☛ The counting word for small round(ish) object)
☆ 米を一粒だけ箸でつかむのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to pick up one grain of rice (☛ The counting word for small round(ish) object)
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