穀物|こくもつkokumotsu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. no-adjectivegrain; cereal; corn
   あなたの菜園さいえんで作つくれる穀物こくもつや野菜やさいを食たべて生活せいかつする方ほうがずっと安上やすあがりだ。↗

   It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.

• Synonym穀類こくるいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a general term for grains as a category, common in statistics and nutrition writing. In everyday speech, 「穀物」 is the usual word.
• Related禾穀かこくWrittenWritten/formal prose for grain, with particular reference to rice. Not used in everyday speech.
• Related禾穀類かこくるいWrittenAn agricultural term for cereal crops of the grass family, such as rice, wheat and corn. In daily use, say 「穀物」.

Use 「穀物」 for grain in everyday speech. 「穀類」 is the written/formal category term, seen in statistics and nutrition. 「禾穀類」 is an agricultural term for cereal crops; 「禾穀」 is rare written prose, often meaning rice.

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1. 米べい、小麦こむぎ、とうもろこし、そば、豆まめなど、澱粉でんぷん質しつを主体しゅたいとして、種子しゅしを食用しょくようとするもの。しばしば主食しゅしょくとなる。