米粒(こめつぶ)

こめつぶ
noun
grain of rice
food
1. grain of rice; rice grain
A single grain of rice. Also used figuratively as an image of something extremely tiny.
茶碗(ちゃわん)に米粒(こめつぶ)が残(のこ)っている。
There are grains of rice left in the bowl.
米粒(こめつぶ)を一(ひと)つも残(のこ)さず食(た)べなさい。
Eat every last grain of rice.
飛行機(ひこうき)から見(み)ると、人(ひと)が米粒(こめつぶ)のように小(ちい)さく見(み)えた。
From the airplane, the people looked as tiny as grains of rice.

Compound of 米(こめ) (uncooked rice) + 粒(つぶ) (grain). Commonly used in the simile 米粒(こめつぶ)のよう (like a grain of rice) to describe something very small.

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Added 2026.5.28 11:09 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:31
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