ヒエ

noun

Japanese barnyard millet; Echinochloa esculenta

A type of millet traditionally cultivated in Japan, used for food and birdseed. The scientific name is Echinochloa esculenta.

• ヒエは昔むかしから日本にほんで栽さい培ばいされてきた穀こく物もつです。

  Japanese barnyard millet is a grain that has been cultivated in Japan since ancient times.

• 小こ鳥とりの餌えさにヒエを混まぜる。

  I mix barnyard millet into the birdseed.