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精げる (しらげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
polish (rice) ; refine ; purify
Primarily used for polishing rice or grains to remove bran and impurities. Can also refer to refining or purifying other materials in a similar manner.
じょう
で
は
米こめ
を
精しら
げる
機き
械かい
が
動うご
い
て
いる
。
In this factory, machines for polishing rice are running.
Written forms 精しら げる
Standard kanji spelling for polishing rice or refining grains.
白しら げる
Alternate kanji form; less common than 精げる.
Similar words 精せい 米まい 精米 is the noun for polished rice or the act of rice polishing, while 精げる is the verb form.
搗つ く 搗く also means to hull or polish rice, but 精げる emphasizes refining and removing bran.
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese verb しらぐ (shira-gu), meaning to whiten or refine. The kanji 精 conveys the idea of refining or purifying, while 白 suggests whitening. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
