noun
rice polishing; rice hulling
Refers to the process of polishing or hulling rice, traditionally by pounding. Can also refer to the person who does this work.
昔は、村に米搗きの仕事をする人がいた。
In the old days, there were people in the village who did rice polishing.
この臼は米搗きに使われていた。
This mortar was used for rice polishing.
精米 is the modern term for rice milling/polishing, often done by machine. 米搗き is the traditional manual process.
Compound of 米 (こめ, rice) and 搗き (つき, the continuative form of 搗く, to pound/polish).