玄米(げんまい)

げんまい
noun
brown rice
food
1. brown rice
Unpolished rice with the bran layer intact, more nutritious than white rice but with a chewier texture and nuttier flavor.
玄米(げんまい)を食(た)べる。
To eat brown rice.
玄米(げんまい)ご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。
To cook brown rice.
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.
最近(さいきん)は白米(はくまい)に玄米(げんまい)を混(ま)ぜて炊(た)く人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
Recently, more people are cooking white rice mixed with 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 words

Related Words

Related: 白米(はくまい) (white rice)
Related: 精米(せいまい) (rice polishing)
Related: 雑穀(ざっこく) (millet)
Related: 籾(もみ) (unhulled rice)
Compare: 無洗米(むせんまい) (no-wash rice)
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Added 2026.1.17 12:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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