五ご穀こく

noun

the five grains

Refers to the five staple grains in East Asian tradition: typically rice, wheat, beans, and two types of millet (awa and kibi). Used in historical, agricultural, and ceremonial contexts.

• 五ご穀こく豊ほう穣じょうを祈いのる祭まつりが各かく地ちで行おこなわれる。

  Festivals praying for a bountiful harvest of the five grains are held in various regions.

• 五ご穀こくとは、米こめ・麦むぎ・豆まめ・粟あわ・黍きびを指さすことが多おおい。

  The five grains often refer to rice, wheat, beans, foxtail millet, and proso millet.