豆 (まめ, mame) Japanese meaning: bean

豆 (まめ, mame) Japanese meaning: bean | Kotomora

Kanji

こまめ
まめ describes being diligent or hardworking in general, while 小まめ specifically highlights frequent, careful attention to small tasks like cleaning or checking.
ビーンズ
豆 is the native Japanese word for beans, covering traditional dishes and generic use, while ビーンズ is a loanword typically used for coffee beans, canned beans, or Western-style cooking.
コツコツN2
まめ describes a person's diligent, hardworking character trait, while コツコツ describes the manner in which a task is carried out little by little.
几き帳ちょう面めんN1
マメ suggests diligent, hard-working attentiveness in daily tasks, while 几帳面 stresses strict orderliness and precision.

大だい豆ずN1sense 2
豆 can specifically mean 'soybean' in context, but 大豆 is the unambiguous, dedicated word for soybean and is used when precision matters (e.g. in cooking or agriculture).
まめN1
豆 (beans) shares the exact same reading as まめ but is an unrelated noun for the food, not the adjective meaning diligent.

豆まめUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
マメUsage7%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
まめUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the colloquial senses.
荳まめ
Rare variant kanji for 'bean'.
菽まめ

豆 is a native Japanese word. The character 豆 originally depicted a stemmed vessel in Chinese and was later borrowed to write the word for beans.