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    3. 粟

    粟

    粟あわ

    foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

    KMT10News #26+1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab12 strokes

    あわ

    Noun

    1.
    foxtail millet (Setaria italica), Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

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    粟あわは健けん康こうに良よい穀こく物もつだ。

    Millet is a grain good for health.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    昔むかしは米こめの代かわりに粟アワを主しゅ食しょくにすることもあった。

    In the past, millet was sometimes eaten as a staple food instead of rice.

    KMT10Food & DiningHistory
    粟あわを使つかった伝でん統とう的てきな料リョウ理リは、素そ朴ぼくながらも深ふかい味あじわいがある。

    Traditional dishes made with millet have a simple yet profound flavor.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    このパンは小こ麦むぎ粉この代かわりに粟アワ粉こを使つかって作つくられている。

    This bread is made using millet flour instead of wheat flour.

    KMT10Food & Dining
    粟あわは乾かん燥そうに強つよく、やせた土と地ちでも育そだつ作さく物もつとして知しられている。

    Millet is known as a crop that is resistant to drought and can grow even in poor soil.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    粟
    あわ・もみ…(6)
    millet
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