Japanese symbol for “bran”
粃糠
ひこう
Romaji: hikou
bran; husks
In Japanese, bran is 粃糠, read ひこう (hikou).
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Meanings
- n bran; husks
- n furfur; branny scale (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粃糠疹 | ひこうしん hikoushin | pityriasis |
| 米糠 | こめぬか komenuka | rice bran |
| 糟糠 | そうこう soukou | chaff and bran; plain food |
| 糠味噌 | ぬかみそ nukamiso | salted rice-bran paste for pickling |
| 小糠 | こぬか konuka | rice bran |
| 小糠雨 | こぬかあめ konukaame | light or fine rain; drizzle |
| 糠油 | ぬかあぶら nukaabura | rice-bran oil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bran”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.