proso millet; common millet
Refers to the grain Panicum miliaceum, often used in birdseed or traditional Japanese confections. The word is usually written in kana.
Millet is often used as birdseed.
This sweet contains millet.
sugarcane
Indian millet; sorghum
corn; maize · periwinkle (a type of sea snail)
glutinous millet; sticky millet
sorghum; Indian millet
Katakana spelling is common for this grain, especially in botanical or culinary contexts.
Hiragana spelling; also common and natural.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese. The word is usually written in kana.
Alternate kanji form; very rare and mostly historical.
The origin is uncertain. The word is native Japanese, and the kanji 黍 and 稷 are Chinese characters adopted for this grain.