精白米(せいはくまい) せいはくまい noun polished rice; white rice formalfood 1. polished rice; white rice Rice from which the bran and germ have been milled away, leaving the white grain eaten as ordinary cooked rice. 精白米(せいはくまい)を炊(た)く。 To cook polished rice. 精白米(せいはくまい)は玄米(げんまい)より栄養(えいよう)が少(すく)ない。 Polished rice is less nutritious than brown rice. 日本(にほん)で普段(ふだん)ご飯(はん)として食(た)べているのは、ほとんどが精白米(せいはくまい)だ。 Most of the rice people in Japan eat every day is polished white rice. UsageA technical word, seen on rice bags and in nutrition writing. In everyday speech people say 白米(はくまい), or simply お米(こめ) or ご飯(はん).Related words白米(はくまい): white rice (the common word)玄米(げんまい): brown rice精米(せいまい): rice polishing; polished rice Related Words Related: 玄米(げんまい) (brown rice) Related: 精米(せいまい) (rice polishing) general Added 2026.10.4 10:53 · Revised 2026.10.4 10:54 31500/31532_seihakumai