うるち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
粳

Etymology

Compare 粳 (urushine) and dialectal forms such as うるし (urushi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うるち [ùrúchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɾɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

うるち • (uruchi) ^{←うるち (uruti)?}

1. non-glutinous rice

Synonyms

• 粳(うる) (uru)
• 粳(うるしね) (urushine)
• 粳米(うるごめ) (urugome)
• 粳米(うるちまい) (uruchimai)

Coordinate terms

• 糯(もち) (mochi)