泔は昔、畑にまく肥やしとしても使われた。
Rice-washing water was once also used as fertilizer for fields.
泔
Meaning
Kanji 泔
rinse & comb hair
rinse & comb hair, to boil thick, as gruel, water from washing rice
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Example sentences
5 reference sentences
鍋の中の粥が泔いてきたので、火を弱めた。
The porridge in the pot began to thicken, so I lowered the heat.
祖母は泔で髪を洗い、櫛で整えた。
Grandmother rinsed her hair with rice-washing water and then combed it neatly.
米を研いだあとの泔は捨てずに取っておいた。
I kept the rice-washing water after rinsing the rice instead of throwing it away.
弱火で煮続けると、汁はしだいに泔くなる。
If you keep simmering it over low heat, the broth gradually becomes thick.