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white rice, polished rice
Rice that has been milled to remove the bran and germ, resulting in the familiar white grains commonly eaten in Japan.
白米を炊く。
To cook white rice.
白米を三合研ぐ。
To wash three cups of white rice.
研ぐ means to rinse rice before cooking
日本人の主食は白米だ。
White rice is the staple food of Japanese people.
炊きたての白米はとてもおいしい。
Freshly cooked white rice is very delicious.
白米は玄米に比べると栄養は少ないが、食べやすくて人気がある。
White rice has less nutrition than brown rice, but it's easy to eat and popular.
USAGE:
白米 is polished rice, the most common form of rice eaten in Japan. The word 精白米 is a more formal/technical term.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 白米を炊く (cook white rice)
- 白米を研ぐ (rinse white rice)
- 炊きたての白米 (freshly cooked white rice)
RELATED TERMS:
- ご飯 (cooked rice - everyday word)
- 米 (uncooked rice - general)
- 精米 (rice polishing/polished rice)