備蓄米

Japanese

Kanji in this term
備	蓄	米
び Grade: 5	ちく Grade: S	まい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

備蓄(びちく) (bichiku, “reserve”) + 米(まい) (mai, “rice”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲit͡ɕikɯ̟ma̠i]

Noun

備(び)蓄(ちく)米(まい) • (bichikumai) 

1. (Grains, Foods) reserved rice;   stockpiled rice (stored by the Government of Japan).

   備(び)蓄(ちく)米(まい)とは、国(こく)内(ない)の凶(きょう)作(さく)などによる潜(せん)在(ざい)的(てき)な食(しょく)糧(りょう)危(き)機(き)に備(そな)えて日(に)本(ほん)政(せい)府(ふ)（農(のう)林(りん)水(すい)産(さん)省(しょう)）が保(ほ)管(かん)している食(しょく)用(よう)米(まい)のことです。

   bichikumai toha, kokunai no kyōsaku nado ni yoru senzaiteki na shokuryō kiki ni sonaete Nihon seifu (Nōrin suisan shō) ga hokan shite iru shokuyō mai no koto desu.

   The stockpiled rice refers to rice intended for human consumption that is stored by the Government of Japan (MAFF) to prepare for potential food crises such as those resulting from poor domestic crops.

Hyponyms

• 新(しん)米(まい) (shinmai, “new rice”)
• 古(こ)米(まい) (komai, “old rice, aged rice”)
• 古(こ)古(こ)米(まい) (kokomai, “old-old rice”)
• 古(こ)古(こ)古(こ)米(まい) (kokokomai, “old-old-old rice”)