赤あか米ごめ

noun

red rice; red-kerneled rice

Refers to an ancient variety of rice with red bran; also used for modern red-kerneled rice varieties. This is the primary modern meaning.

• 赤あか米まいは古こ代だいから栽さい培ばいされてきた品ひん種しゅです。

  Red rice is a variety that has been cultivated since ancient times.

noun

aged rice; browned rice

Rice that has turned brown due to age or poor storage; not a desirable quality. Less common in everyday usage.

• 倉そう庫こに長ながく置おかれた赤あか米まいは食しょく用ようには向むかない。

  Aged rice that has been stored in a warehouse for a long time is not suitable for eating.

noun

low-quality foreign rice

Historical term for cheap imported rice, often with reddish grains, considered inferior to domestic rice. Rare in modern usage.

• 戦せん前ぜんは赤あか米まいと呼よばれる安やすい外がい米まいが流りゅう通つうしていた。

  Before the war, cheap foreign rice called 'akamai' was distributed.