Japanese barnyard millet; Echinochloa esculenta
A type of millet traditionally cultivated in Japan, used for food and birdseed. The scientific name is Echinochloa esculenta.
Japanese barnyard millet is a grain that has been cultivated in Japan since ancient times.
I mix barnyard millet into the birdseed.
finger millet
Japanese paspalum
Kodo millet
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji form is rare and may not be widely recognized; learners should use kana.
The word is native Japanese. The kanji 稗 is a Chinese character used for this type of millet, but the Japanese reading ひえ is not derived from Chinese.