grain

穀粒、穀物

小麦や米など、食べ物として使われる作物の種。

やさしい英語で： A seed from a crop such as wheat or rice, used as food.

• A grain of rice fell on the floor.
• These grains are ground into flour.
• We eat bread made from whole grain.

使い方： a grain of something (There was a grain of wheat in the bag.)

類義語： cereal seed

よく使う表現： grain of rice, whole grain, grain harvest

粒

砂や塩などの物質の、ごく小さな一つのかけら。

やさしい英語で： A very small piece of a substance such as sand or salt.

• A grain of sand got in my eye.
• Tiny grains of sugar covered the cake.
• She brushed the last grain of salt off the table.

使い方： a grain of something (A grain of sugar stuck to his lip.)

類義語： particle, speck

よく使う表現： grain of sand, grain of salt, tiny grain

穀粒

キヌアやソバなど、小麦や米と同じように食べる作物の種。

やさしい英語で： An edible seed from a crop such as quinoa or buckwheat, used like wheat or rice.

• Quinoa is a grain used in salads.
• Buckwheat grains cook quickly in boiling water.
• This grain makes a useful alternative to rice.

類義語： corn

よく使う表現： quinoa grain, buckwheat grain, cook grain

穀物

食べられる種を収穫するために田畑で育てる、小麦や米などの植物。

やさしい英語で： Plants such as wheat or rice grown in fields for their edible seeds.

• They grow grain on this farm.
• The fields were full of ripe grain.
• Heavy rain damaged the grain before harvest.

類義語： cereal crops

よく使う表現： grow grain, grain crops, plant grain