白米(はくまい)

はくまい
noun
white rice
1. 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(はくまい)を炊(た)く。
To cook white rice.
白米(はくまい)を三合(さんごう)研(と)ぐ。
To wash three cups of white rice.
研(と)ぐ means to rinse rice before cooking
日本人(にほんじん)の主食(しゅしょく)は白米(はくまい)だ。
White rice is the staple food of Japanese people.
炊(た)きたての白米(はくまい)はとてもおいしい。
Freshly cooked white rice is very delicious.
白米(はくまい)は玄米(げんまい)に比(くら)べると栄養(えいよう)は少(すく)ないが、食(た)べやすくて人気(にんき)がある。
White rice has less nutrition than brown rice, but it's easy to eat and popular.

USAGE:
白米(はくまい) is polished rice, the most common form of rice eaten in Japan. The word 精白米(せいはくまい) is a more formal/technical term.

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Related: 玄米(げんまい) (brown rice)
Related: 米(こめ) (rice (general))
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Added 2026.1.17 12:13 · Revised 2026.6.13 15:38
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