Refers specifically to the black variety of soybean, often used in Japanese New Year's dishes (osechi) and traditional sweets.
Black soybeans are indispensable in osechi cuisine.
I simmer black soybeans with sugar and eat them.
bog bilberry; northern bilberry
Standard kanji spelling.
Katakana spelling often used in botanical or culinary contexts.
Uncommon variant using the character for 'crow'.
Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') and 豆 (mame, 'bean'). The reading くろまめ is a straightforward combination.