稲

いね · ine · JLPT N3 · noun

rice-plant

🌾 稲 = 禾 grain plant + 爫 hand + 臼 mortar: the grain you pound by hand

The left part 禾 marks grain crops. On the right, a hand (爫) sits over a mortar (臼), which is how rice was husked. For the sound, いね (ine) is close to 'in-eh': the rice is in the paddy.

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