籾 殻(もみがら)

もみがら

noun

rice husk; rice chaff

1. rice husk; rice chaff; rice hull

The dry, papery outer hull separated from rice grains during hulling. Often used as mulch, fuel, or packing material.

籾殻(もみがら)を畑(はたけ)にまく。

I spread rice husks on the field.

Rice husks are also used as fuel.

In the old days, eggs were carried packed in rice husks.

The dry, papery outer hull of a rice grain, separated from the rice during hulling. Composed of 籾(もみ) (unhulled rice) + 殻(から) (husk, shell).

糠(ぬか): rice bran — the powdery layer beneath the husk, removed when polishing rice
籾(もみ): unhulled rice — rice still in its husk

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Compare: 糠(ぬか) (rice bran)

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