箕み

noun

winnowing basket; winnowing fan

A traditional shallow basket used to toss grain into the air so the wind separates the chaff. The word is concrete and refers to the tool itself.

• 昔むかしの農のう家かでは、箕みを使つかって米こめをもみ殻がらからより分わけた。

  In old farmhouses, they used a winnowing basket to separate the rice from the husks.