parched rice; roasted rice
Rice that has been dry-roasted until lightly browned, used as an ingredient in traditional Japanese dishes or as a snack.
炒り米をすり鉢で細かく砕いて粉にする。
Grind the parched rice into a fine powder using a mortar.
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Parched rice is used in this Japanese sweet.
Alternate kanji for the same verb; 煎り米 is an acceptable spelling variant.
Standard kanji spelling using 炒る (to roast/parched).
Alternate spelling using 煎る, also meaning to roast or parch.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
Compound of 炒り (iri, the continuative form of 炒る 'to roast') + 米 (kome, 'rice'), with rendaku voicing of kome to gome.