noun
rice husks; chaff
The outer husk of rice grains, removed during milling. Often used as mulch, animal feed, or fuel.
籾殻を畑の肥料として使う農家もいる。
Some farmers use rice husks as fertilizer for their fields.
精米所の近くには籾殻が山積みになっていた。
Near the rice mill, rice husks were piled up in heaps.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 籾 (momi, 'unhulled rice') and 殻 (kara, 'husk, shell'), with rendaku voicing of kara to gara.