玄米(げんまい)

げんまい
noun
brown rice
1. brown rice
Unpolished rice with the bran layer intact, more nutritious than white rice but with a chewier texture and nuttier flavor.
健康(けんこう)のために玄米(げんまい)を食(た)べている。
I eat brown rice for my health.
玄米(げんまい)は白米(はくまい)より栄養(えいよう)が豊富(ほうふ)だ。
Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice.
玄米(げんまい)ご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。
To cook brown rice.

USAGE:
玄米(げんまい) is rice that has only had its husk removed, retaining the bran (糠(ぬか)) and germ. It requires longer cooking time and more water than white rice.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 玄米(げんまい)ご飯(はん) (cooked brown rice)
  • 玄米(げんまい)を炊(た)く (cook brown rice)
  • 玄米(げんまい)食(しょく) (brown rice diet)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 発芽(はつが)玄米(げんまい) (germinated brown rice - GABA rice)
  • 精米(せいまい) (rice polishing)
  • 分(ぶ)づき米(まい) (partially polished rice)

Related Words

Related: 白米(はくまい) (white rice)
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Added 2026.1.17 12:13 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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