米粒 (kometsubu) Japanese meaning: grain of rice

Meanings

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grain of rice

Refers to a single grain of uncooked or cooked rice. Common in everyday contexts.

米こめ粒つぶほどの〈物もの〉something as tiny as a grain of rice
米こめ粒つぶほどの小ちいさな虫むしを見みつけた。
I found a tiny bug about the size of a grain of rice.
〈場ば所しょ〉に米こめ粒つぶがつくto have a grain of rice stuck (somewhere)
頬ほおに米こめ粒つぶがついていますよ。
You have a grain of rice stuck on your cheek.