Korean learner dictionary
현미 meaning and pronunciation
hyeonmi · brown rice
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 87160Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 현미Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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벼의 겉껍질만 벗겨 낸, 누르스름한 쌀.
English: brown rice — Yellowish brown rice produced by removing the outer skin alone from rice grains.
Examples
- 누런 현미.
- 현미 잡곡밥.
- 현미 찹쌀.
- 현미를 넣다.
- 현미를 찧다.
- 현미로 밥하다.
- Origin
- 玄米
- Categories
- 식생활 > 곡류
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