Refers to the plant Lens culinaris and its edible seeds. Usually written in katakana as ヒラマメ.
Lentils are often used in soup.
このカレーにはヒラマメが入っている。
This curry contains lentils.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 平 (hira, 'flat') and 豆 (mame, 'bean'), referring to the flat shape of the lentil seed.