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甑: rice steamer

rice steamer
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Readings

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こしき

Read こしき. Most often met in the island name 甑島 (こしきじま) off Kagoshima.

Key words

甑こしきrice steamer
甑島こしきじまKoshiki Islands (Kagoshima)
下甑島しもこしきじまShimo-Koshiki Island
甑岩こしきいわKoshiki Rock (place name)

Example sentences

My grandmother used to steam glutinous rice in a traditional rice steamer.

In summer vacation, we crossed by boat to the Koshiki Islands, west of Kagoshima.

Along the mountain path, we looked up at a huge rock called Koshiki-iwa.

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