半はん搗つき

noun

half-polished rice; light-brown rice

Rice that has been partially milled, leaving some bran; between brown rice (玄米) and white rice (白米). Often used for health-conscious cooking.

See also: 玄米

• 最さい近きん、半はん搗つき米まいを食たべ始はじめました。

  Recently, I started eating half-polished rice.

• 半はん搗つきは玄げん米まいより食たべやすく、白はく米まいより栄えい養ようがあります。

  Half-polished rice is easier to eat than brown rice and more nutritious than white rice.