Refers to the plant Sorghum bicolor, a cereal grain. In Japanese, it is commonly known as たかきび, distinct from other millets like ひえ or あわ.
Sorghum is a drought-resistant crop.
In this region, they grind sorghum into flour and bake bread.
Standard kana spelling; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or agricultural contexts.
Compound of 高 (taka, 'tall') and 黍 (kibi, 'millet'), referring to the tall-growing millet plant. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.