つぶ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つぶ – see the following entries.
【粒】S
something round and small, such as a drop of grain or a bead
the seed of a grain
a black, hard seed obtained from the skin of a soapnut tree
Synonym of 無患子 (mukuroji, “Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukoross)”)
a small change of coins
the bead of an abacus
a person or thing who makes up a larger group of such
a beat of a percussion instrument during performances such as noh and nagauta
a wig used in kabuki plays whose chignon is small and round
Synonym of 螺 (tsubu, “pond snail”, now dialectal)
(slang, gambling) dice; die
used to count things that are round and small, such as seeds and pills
(historical, Edo period) used to count 一分金 (ichibukin, “a currency equivalent to 1/4 of a 両 (ryō)”)
【螺】J
spiral shellfish, especially smaller ones
edible marine whelks of family Buccinidae
Synonym of 田螺 (tanishi, “river snails of family Viviparidae”)
(This term, つぶ (tsubu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as つぶ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つぶ.)
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