米(こめ)

こめ

noun

rice (uncooked)

1. rice (uncooked)

Rice grains before cooking.

米(こめ)を買(か)いに行(い)った。

I went to buy rice.

母(はは)は毎日(まいにち)米(こめ)を洗(あら)っている。

My mother washes rice every day.

日本(にほん)では食事(しょくじ)に米(こめ)を使(つか)うことが多(おお)い。

In Japan, rice is often used in meals.

米(こめ)を炊(た)く前(まえ)に水(みず)でよく洗(あら)って、三十分(さんじゅっぷん)ぐらい水(みず)につけておくといい。

It's good to wash rice well with water and soak it for about thirty minutes before cooking it.

去年(きょねん)は天気(てんき)が悪(わる)くて米(こめ)があまり取(と)れなかったので、店(みせ)での値段(ねだん)が高(たか)くなって大変(たいへん)だった。

Last year the weather was bad and not much rice could be harvested, so prices in the stores went up and it was tough.

米(こめ) specifically refers to uncooked rice.

Rice-related vocabulary:

米(こめ): uncooked rice
ご飯(はん): cooked rice; meal
稲(いね): rice plant
玄米(げんまい): brown rice
白米(はくまい): white rice

Cultural note: Rice is the staple food of Japan and has deep cultural significance. The word for 'meal' (ご飯(はん)) literally means 'cooked rice.'

Counter: 合(ごう) (traditional unit) or キロ

Related Words

See also: ごはん

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Added 2026.1.8 21:36 · Revised 2026.5.15 7:19

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