rice in Japanese
rice in Japanese is ご飯, ライス, 米 — rice means a cereal grass grown widely in flooded paddies, or the starchy seeds it produces that are eaten as a staple food.
rice in Japanese
ご飯
Pronounced: gohan
ライス
Pronounced: raisu
米
Pronounced: kome
飯
Pronounced: meshi
稲
Pronounced: ine
What does "rice" mean?
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noun A cereal grass grown widely in flooded paddies, or the starchy seeds it produces that are eaten as a staple food.
"We had steamed rice with the curry."
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verb To press soft food such as potatoes through a ricer, breaking it into small rice-sized pieces.
"Rice the potatoes before folding in the butter and cream."
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rice in a sentence
- We had steamed rice with the curry.
- Rice is the staple food for more than half the world's population.
- Rice the potatoes before folding in the butter and cream.
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What is "rice" in Japanese?
"rice" in Japanese is ご飯, ライス, 米. rice means: A cereal grass grown widely in flooded paddies, or the starchy seeds it produces that are eaten as a staple food.
How do you pronounce ご飯?
"rice" in Japanese is ご飯, pronounced "gohan".
How do you use "rice" in a sentence?
Example: "We had steamed rice with the curry." In Japanese, "rice" is ご飯, ライス, 米.
Are there other ways to say "rice" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "rice": ご飯, ライス, 米, 飯, 稲.
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