rice / America

(tree) + (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
JERKPN

Onyomi

MAI, BEI

MY BAby comes from America. MY BAby also loves him some rice.

Mnemonic

Think of the rice plant as a little tree, with the two dots being little grains of rice which bud off of it.

Kunyomi

こめ raw, uncooked rice. The kind you buy in a big 2 kilo bag.
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

中米(ちゅうべい)

Latin America ★★★☆☆ NEO
(middle) + (rice / America) = 中米 (Latin America)

欧米(おうべい)

europe/ USA ★★★☆☆
(Europe) + (rice / America) = 欧米 (europe/ USA)

Europe and USA - but unfortunately due to racism, Japanese often use 欧米 to mean the West in general, ignoring Africa, South and Latin America and even Canada.

南米(なんべい)

South America ★★★☆☆ NEO
(south) + (rice / America) = 南米 (South America)

玄米(げんまい)

brown rice ★☆☆☆☆
(deep profound) + (rice / America) = 玄米 (brown rice)

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Synonyms

europe and the west
欧米    西洋    西欧   
rice or food
米    ご飯    食べ物    料理