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rye (cereal grain)
A cereal grain related to wheat and barley. Used to make bread, whiskey, and other food products. The plant itself and the grain it produces.
Written with the katakana ライ (from the English "rye") and 麦 (grain). Rye is less common in Japan than wheat or rice but is known through imported rye bread and rye whiskey. The word is also widely recognized from the Japanese title of J.D. Salinger's novel.