Japanese symbol for “grains”
穀類
こくるい
Romaji: kokurui
grains
In Japanese, grains is 穀類, read こくるい (kokurui).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n grains
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “grains”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粒々 | つぶつぶ tsubutsubu | grains; lumps; drops |
| 粒食 | りゅうしょく ryuushoku | eating rice; (cereal) grains |
| 禾穀 | かこく kakoku | grains; cereals |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穀物 | こくもつ kokumotsu | grain; cereal; corn |
| 穀倉 | こくそう kokusou | granary |
| 米穀 | べいこく beikoku | rice |
| 雑穀 | ざっこく zakkoku | assorted grains; cereals |
| 脱穀 | だっこく dakkoku | threshing (e.g. rice) |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
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.