穀物

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See also: 谷物

Chinese

grain; corn thing; object; matter
trad. (穀物) 穀 物
simp. (谷物) 谷 物

Pronunciation

Noun

穀物

  1. cereal crop
  2. grain; cereal

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Japanese

 穀物 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
穀 物
こく
Grade: 6 		もつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
穀物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

穀(こく)物(もつ) • (kokumotsu) 

  1. cereal; grain
    • 1925, 寺田寅彦, 路傍の草:
      そのかわりそれらの草(くさ)の実(み)がだんだん発育進化(はついくしんか)して米(こめ)や麦(むぎ)よりもいいか、あるいは少(すく)なくも同等(どうとう)な穀物(こくもつ)になりはしないか。
      Sono kawari sorera no kusa no mi ga dandan hatsuiku shinka shite kome ya mugi yori mo ii ka, arui wa sukunaku mo dōtō na kokumotsu ni nari wa shinai ka.
      Instead, perhaps the development of the seeds of those grasses can be promoted faster than rice or wheat and possibly yield at least a similar grain.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
穀物

Noun

穀物 • (gongmul) (hangeul 곡물)

  1. hanja form? of 곡물 (“grain”)
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