イネモミ

English translation: unhusked rice

12:58 Mar 18, 2008
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Japanese term or phrase: イネモミ
海外の全地域から持ち込み禁止
イネワラ及びイネモミ(朝鮮半島及び台湾を除く)
Natalya Zelikova
Poland
Local time: 13:05
English translation:unhusked rice
Explanation:
In kanji,
稲籾
籾 is usually written with hiragana もみ
I was about to say they are rice seeds, but technically they are fruits, according to Wikipedia. I didn't know what I was eating!

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/もみ

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Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 04:05
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Thank you.
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4 +1unhusked rice
Yuki Okada
3rice husks
sideo


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unhusked rice


Explanation:
In kanji,
稲籾
籾 is usually written with hiragana もみ
I was about to say they are rice seeds, but technically they are fruits, according to Wikipedia. I didn't know what I was eating!

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/もみ



Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you.

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rice husks


Explanation:
イネモミは稲のもみ(稲のもみ殻)です。

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-03-18 13:17:57 GMT)
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unhusked rice is the correct answer.
I misunderstood the context.


sideo
Local time: 12:05
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