Japanese

こめ
Meaning: rice (husked)
Part of Speech: Noun

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米

Example sentences

Japanese people eat rice as a staple food.
今年の米の生産高は、昨年を大幅に上回った。
This year's rice production exceeded last year's by a large margin.
この国では、米や麦などの穀物が栽培されている
In this country, grains like rice and wheat are cultivated.
日本人の主食は米です。
The staple food of Japanese people is rice.
今年は天候に恵まれ、米が例年にない豊作となった。
Blessed with good weather, this year's rice harvest was an unprecedented success.
新潟は米の生産量が日本一です。
Niigata has the highest rice production in Japan.
今年の米は不作だった。
This year's rice harvest was poor.
昔は臼を使って米を精米した
In the past, rice was milled using a mortar.
江戸時代の農民は、収穫した米を年貢として納めた。
Farmers in the Edo period paid harvested rice as land tax.
この袋には正味5キロの米が入っています。
This bag contains 5 kilograms net of rice.

Usage Notes

Refers to uncooked or cooked rice grains after the husk has been removed. A central part of the Japanese diet.

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