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米 (Kome)

Uncooked rice

  • こめ
  • Kome
  • Pitch 2
  • grains and seeds

Meaning

米 (こめ, Kome) is Uncooked rice, a Japanese food (grains and seeds).

What is Uncooked rice?

Kome refers to the uncooked grains of rice. For cooked rice, different words are used: the common gohan and the somewhat outdated meshi , which is still found in the name of some rice dishes.

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