rack for drying rice; drying rice on a rack
Refers to a traditional wooden rack used for hanging harvested rice stalks to dry, or the act of drying rice on such a rack. Common in agricultural contexts.
In autumn, racks for drying rice are set up in the paddies.
In the past, they used to dry rice on racks.
Standard kanji spelling for the drying rack or the act of drying rice on a rack.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 稲 (ine, 'rice plant') and 掛け (kake, 'hanging'), from the verb 掛ける (kakeru, 'to hang').