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Kotomora

秈

non-glutinous long grain rice

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • うるち

Meaning

秈 refers specifically to a type of rice: non-glutinous, long-grain rice, distinct from the stickier short-grain varieties.

Study

Etymology

秈 combines 禾 (grain/rice plant) with 山 (mountain), likely indicating a type of rice grown in mountainous or upland areas, distinguishing it from paddy rice.

Meaning mnemonic

The grain radical 禾 beside a mountain 山 suggests rice growing on mountain terraces—this is the long-grain, non-sticky rice that thrives in such conditions.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, picture a thousand (千, せん) grains of this long rice lined up on a mountain path: 千 -> セン, and each grain is a 秈.