舂米
also: しょうべい
Meanings
1
polished white rice
Refers to rice that has been husked and polished, resulting in white rice. The term is rare and may appear in historical or technical contexts.
舂米 is a term for rice that has been polished using a traditional mortar and pestle.
2
husking rice with a mortar and pestle
Describes the process of removing the husk from rice grains by pounding them in a mortar. This sense is also rare and primarily found in historical or agricultural descriptions.
The work called 舂米 (husking rice with a mortar and pestle) is rarely seen nowadays.