Japanese symbol for “chickpea”
ひよこ豆
ひよこまめ
Romaji: hiyokomame
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
In Japanese, chickpea is ひよこ豆, read ひよこまめ (hiyokomame).
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Meanings
- n chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
Written forms: ひよこ豆、ヒヨコ豆、雛豆. Readings: ひよこまめ、ヒヨコまめ、ヒヨコマメ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chickpea”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガルバンゾ | ガルバンゾ garubanzo | chickpea |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆腐 | とうふ toufu | tofu; bean curd; beancurd |
| 納豆 | なっとう nattou | natto (fermented soybeans) |
| 大豆 | だいず daizu | soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy |
| 小豆 | あずき azuki | adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu | soy milk |
| 枝豆 | えだまめ edamame | edamame (green soybeans) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chickpea”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.