穀物

• 読み: こくもつ
• ローマ字: kokumotsu
• 漢字の分解: 穀 (koku) — grain, cereal; 物 (motsu/mono) — thing, object
• 発音: /ko.kɯ.mo.tsɯ/

意味

Grain; cereal; corn. Edible seeds of cultivated grasses and crops.

A noun referring to staple grain crops such as rice, wheat, barley, and corn. Used in agricultural, dietary, and economic contexts. Appears frequently in discussions about food production, nutrition, and trade.

例文

1. 日本では米が最も重要な穀物だ。
2. 穀物の価格が世界的に上がっている。
3. 朝食に穀物を使ったシリアルを食べる。

使い方ガイド

場面: agriculture, food, economics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 穀 (grain, cereal) and 物 (thing, object). The kanji 穀 originally depicted a hand threshing grain, combined with 物 to specify grain products as a category.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal