粗そ糲れい

noun

unpolished rice; coarse rice

Rare literary term for rice that has not been fully milled, retaining the bran layer. Mostly found in classical or historical texts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、粗そ糲れいは庶しょ民みんの主しゅ食しょくとして記しるされている。

  In old documents, coarse rice is recorded as the staple food of common people.

noun

simple meal with unpolished rice

Rare term for a frugal meal centered on unpolished rice, often implying a humble or ascetic lifestyle. Used in classical or literary contexts.

• 僧そう侶りょは粗そ糲れいの食しょくを旨むねとした。

  The monk made simple meals of unpolished rice his principle.