米 (Kanji for rice / America)

Onyomi

MAI, BEI

MY BAby comes from America. MY BAby also loves him some rice.

Think of the rice plant as a little tree, with the two dots being little grains of rice which bud off of it.

こめ	raw, uncooked rice. The kind you buy in a big 2 kilo bag. ★★☆☆☆

中米(ちゅうべい)	Latin America ★★★☆☆ NEO 中 (middle) + 米 (rice / America) = 中米 (Latin America)
欧米(おうべい)	europe/ USA ★★★☆☆ 欧 (Europe) + 米 (rice / America) = 欧米 (europe/ USA) Europe and USA - but unfortunately due to racism, Japanese often use 欧米 to mean the West in general, ignoring Africa, South and Latin America and even Canada.
南米(なんべい)	South America ★★★☆☆ NEO 南 (south) + 米 (rice / America) = 南米 (South America)
玄米(げんまい)	brown rice ★☆☆☆☆ 玄 (deep profound) + 米 (rice / America) = 玄米 (brown rice)