also: しょうべい
noun
polished white rice
Refers to rice that has been husked and polished, resulting in white rice. The term is rare and may appear in historical or technical contexts.
舂米は、昔ながらの臼と杵で精白された米を指す言葉だ。
舂米 is a term for rice that has been polished using a traditional mortar and pestle.
noun
husking rice with a mortar and pestle
Describes the process of removing the husk from rice grains by pounding them in a mortar. This sense is also rare and primarily found in historical or agricultural descriptions.
舂米という作業は、現在ではほとんど見られなくなった。
The work called 舂米 (husking rice with a mortar and pestle) is rarely seen nowadays.
精米 is the common modern term for polished rice or the rice-polishing process, while 舂米 is an archaic or literary term specifically evoking traditional mortar-and-pestle husking.
白米 is the everyday word for white rice, whereas 舂米 is a rare, historical term for the same product, emphasizing the traditional preparation method.
舂 (to pound grain) + 米 (rice). The term directly describes rice that has been pounded to remove the husk. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it reflects an older method of rice processing.