unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy
Refers to rice grains still enclosed in their husks after threshing, before hulling. Common in agricultural contexts.
Dry the freshly harvested unhulled rice.
Before transplanting, we sow the rice seeds still in their husks.
In this region, many farmers store rice in the husk.
Rice husks are spread on the field as compost.
We dry the harvested unhulled rice in the sun.
We hull the rice to turn it into white rice.
Rice husks are spread on the field as fertilizer.
籾 is rice still sealed in its husk, whereas 玄米 is the grain after the husk has been removed but the bran layer left on.
籾 is raw, unhulled rice fresh from the field, while 白米 is rice that has been fully milled and polished for eating.
grain; bead; drop · counter for small round objects
Standard kanji spelling for unhulled rice and related agricultural terms.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
The kanji 籾 is a 国字 (kokuji) created in Japan, combining 米 (rice) and 刃 (blade), possibly referring to the husk that is removed by a blade. The reading もみ is of native Japanese origin, with uncertain further derivation.