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黍: millet

millet
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Readings

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きび

Alone it is きび (millet). In 砂糖黍 (さとうきび) it keeps that reading, but 玉蜀黍 is read とうもろこし as a whole word.

Key words

黍きびmillet
砂糖黍さとうきびsugarcane
黍団子きびだんごmillet dumpling
玉蜀黍とうもろこしcorn; maize
唐黍とうきびcorn; maize

Example sentences

Sparrows are pecking at the millet in the field.

In the fields of Okinawa, sugarcane is swaying in the wind.

I ate the millet dumplings my grandmother made, together with tea.

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