noun

  1. legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses), bean, pea.
  2. soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy.
  3. female genitalia (esp. the clitoris). Colloquialism.
  4. Food term.kidney. Colloquialism, usually written with kana alone.

prefix

  1. small, miniature, baby, midget, small-scale.
  2. child.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まめ
まめ
まめ
 
 
マメ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide