noun
rice hulling; rice polishing
The process of removing the hull (outer husk) from rice grains. Often refers to the traditional or mechanical method.
昔は籾摺りを手作業で行っていた。
In the past, rice hulling was done by hand.
籾摺り機を使うと作業が早い。
Using a rice huller makes the work faster.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Variant spelling using 擦る instead of 摺る; both are used.
Compound of 籾 (momi, 'unhulled rice') and 摺り (suri, noun form of 摺る 'to rub, hull'). The reading もみずり is a voiced variant (rendaku).