rice hulling; rice polishing
The process of removing the hull (outer husk) from rice grains. Often refers to the traditional or mechanical method.
In the past, rice hulling was done by hand.
Using a rice huller makes the work faster.
Standard kanji spelling for hulling rice.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Variant spelling using 擦る instead of 摺る; both are used.
Compound of 籾 (momi, 'unhulled rice') and 摺り (suri, noun form of 摺る 'to rub, hull'). The reading もみずり is a voiced variant (rendaku).