What 糄 means
糄 names rice, and a second reading describes preparing grain.
In Mandarin pinyin, the readings biān and biǎn distinguish plain rice from roasting rice plants to obtain grain. They are related senses of one character.
As of 2026, the early Chinese character dictionary 《說文解字》 has no entry for 糄. Later dictionaries organized by sound, including 《廣韻》 and 《集韻》, record its rice and rice-processing senses. Its structure pairs 米, the rice component, with 扁, the sound component.
How is 糄 used in Japanese?
Japanese dictionaries connect 糄 with 焼米, roasted rice.
They give it the Japanese readings こめ, meaning rice, and やきごめ, meaning roasted rice, and connect it with 焼米 or 焼き米. The food is made by roasting rice while it is still in its husk, then pounding it to remove the husk.
Historical descriptions record 焼米 as a snack, portable food, and offering at agricultural rites.
Specialist and historical; add a rice gloss when the context does not carry the meaning.
Without rice context, readers may not identify the intended sense.
Who writes 糄
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Questions people ask
2Why does 糄 show as a box?
Your current font may lack the glyph. A font with broader Han-character coverage may display it; the box does not add another meaning.
Is 糄 clear to send without explanation?
Only when the surrounding conversation makes the rice meaning clear. Otherwise, add “rice” or “roasted rice” so readers know which sense you mean.
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- Also called
- 焼米 · 焼き米 · やきごめ
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糄\7CC4Codes and encoding1 code points
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