酒しゅ米まい

also: さかまい · さかごめ · さけごめ

しゅ

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い

Meanings

1

brewer's rice; sake rice

Rice specifically cultivated for sake brewing, typically with a larger grain and higher starch content than table rice.

酒しゅ米まいは食しょく用よう米まいより粒つぶが大おおきい。
Brewer's rice has larger grains than table rice.
この地ち域いきでは良りょう質しつな酒しゅ米まいが生せい産さんされている。
High-quality sake rice is produced in this region.

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Kanji

酒sake, alcohol
米rice, USA, metre

Related words

食しょく用よう米まい
Table rice for eating, as opposed to 酒米 which is used for sake brewing.
酒しゅ造ぞう好こう適てき米まい
A more formal term for rice varieties especially suited for sake brewing; 酒米 is the common abbreviation.

Written forms

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- しゅまい
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しゅまい is the most common for this compound.
- さかまい
  Alternate reading using kun'yomi for both characters. Less common than しゅまい.
- さかごめ
  Rare reading with rendaku on 米. May be encountered in older or regional contexts.
- さけごめ
  Rare reading using さけ for 酒. Not commonly used.
さかごめ
さかまい
さけごめ

Etymology

Compound of 酒 (sake, alcohol) and 米 (rice). The reading しゅまい uses on'yomi for both characters, while さかまい, さかごめ, and さけごめ use kun'yomi combinations.