豆

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 豆, read まめ, means a bean.
• Basic usage: It is used when harvested beans are cooked or spilled beans are picked up.
  • 畑で採れた豆を塩ゆでにして夕食に出した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Counting individual beans with 粒
  • 粒 is used to count individual beans. 一粒ずつ, read ひとつぶずつ, means one bean at a time.