How to say "rice" in Japanese

• ライスJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA loanword for rice served on a plate, such as the portion you order at a restaurant; it refers to rice as a served dish, not to the raw grain.
  ライスとキャベツをお代かわりお願ねがいします。↗

  Can I have seconds on rice and cabbage?
• 米穀べいこくCommon
  nounRice as a grain or commodity — rice that is bought, sold and stored — rather than rice as served food; for the rice on your plate this is seldom the word you want.

Use 「ライス」 for rice as a served food — the portion on your plate at a meal; 米穀 is rice as grain or a commodity, not the cooked rice you eat.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ライスrice (esp. when served on a plate)
• 米穀べいこくrice
• 飯米はんまいrice
• 糧米りょうまいrice (as provisions)
• 禾穀かこくrice
• 建設経済研究所けんせつけいざいけんきゅうじょResearch Institute of Construction and Economy
• 米こめ(husked grains of) rice
• お米おこめ(husked grains of) rice