玄くろ米ごめ

also: くろまい · こくまい

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Meanings

noun

brown rice; unpolished rice; unmilled rice

Rice that has been hulled but retains the bran layer, giving it a light brown color and nuttier flavor. Commonly contrasted with white rice (白米).

健けん康こうのために白はく米まいではなく玄くろ米ごめを食たべている。
For my health, I eat brown rice instead of white rice.
玄くろ米ごめは白はく米まいより炊たくのに時じ間かんがかかる。
Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice.

noun

black rice; forbidden rice

A type of rice with a deep black or purple bran layer, often used in traditional or festive dishes. Not the same as brown rice, though the kanji 黒米 can be ambiguous.

黒くろ米ごめは古こ代だい米まいの一いっ種しゅで、お祝いわいの席せきで食たべられることがある。
Black rice is a type of ancient grain and is sometimes eaten on celebratory occasions.

Kanji

黒black
米rice, USA, metre
玄mysterious, occultness, black

Similar words

白はく米まい
White rice, fully polished with the bran removed. The common staple, contrasted with 玄米 (brown rice).
胚はい芽が米まい
Rice with the germ intact but bran removed, a middle ground between white and brown rice.
古こ代だい米まい
Ancient rice varieties including black rice and red rice, often sold as health foods.

Written forms

玄くろ米ごめ
Most common spelling for unpolished/brown rice. The reading くろごめ is standard for this form.
黒米Usage100%
- くろごめ
  Alternate spelling, also read くろまい or こくまい. Can refer to both brown rice and black rice.
- くろまい
  Rare reading for 黒米, sometimes used for black rice.
- こくまい
  Rare reading for 黒米, sometimes used for black rice.
くろまい
こくまい

Etymology

玄米 literally means 'dark rice' (玄 'dark, profound' + 米 'rice'), referring to the brownish color of unpolished rice. 黒米 uses 黒 'black' and can refer to either brown rice or black rice depending on context.

Meanings

noun

brown rice; unpolished rice; unmilled rice

Rice that has been hulled but retains the bran layer, giving it a light brown color and nuttier flavor. Commonly contrasted with white rice (白米).

健けん康こうのために白はく米まいではなく玄くろ米ごめを食たべている。
For my health, I eat brown rice instead of white rice.
玄くろ米ごめは白はく米まいより炊たくのに時じ間かんがかかる。
Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice.

noun

black rice; forbidden rice

A type of rice with a deep black or purple bran layer, often used in traditional or festive dishes. Not the same as brown rice, though the kanji 黒米 can be ambiguous.

黒くろ米ごめは古こ代だい米まいの一いっ種しゅで、お祝いわいの席せきで食たべられることがある。
Black rice is a type of ancient grain and is sometimes eaten on celebratory occasions.

Similar words

白はく米まい

White rice, fully polished with the bran removed. The common staple, contrasted with 玄米 (brown rice).

胚はい芽が米まい

Rice with the germ intact but bran removed, a middle ground between white and brown rice.

古こ代だい米まい

Ancient rice varieties including black rice and red rice, often sold as health foods.

Written forms

玄くろ米ごめ

Most common spelling for unpolished/brown rice. The reading くろごめ is standard for this form.

黒米Usage100%

くろごめ
Alternate spelling, also read くろまい or こくまい. Can refer to both brown rice and black rice.
くろまい
Rare reading for 黒米, sometimes used for black rice.
こくまい
Rare reading for 黒米, sometimes used for black rice.

くろまい

こくまい