The powdery outer layer of rice grains removed during polishing; used in cooking, pickling, and as animal feed.
小糠をぬか漬けに使う。
I use rice bran for making nukazuke (rice bran pickles).
精米すると小糠が出る。
When you polish rice, rice bran is produced.
米ぬか is a more explicit term for rice bran, often used in health food contexts; こぬか is the traditional term.
Standard kanji spelling for rice bran.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 小糠.
Compound of 小 (ko, 'small, fine') and 糠 (nuka, 'bran'), referring to the fine powder produced when polishing rice.