Word Meaning 外米

がいまい gaimai

外米 is read as がいまい (gaimai) and means foreign rice.

Meaning

English

  1. foreign rice

Reading

Kana

がいまい

Romaji

gaimai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 内地米 Rank 8969 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

外国米

がいこくまい

imported rice

米国外科学会

べいこくげかがっかい

American College of Surgeons

米国整形外科学会

べいこくせいけいげかがっかい

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

外面

げめん

outer surface

外側

がいそく

exterior

外相

がいしょう

Foreign Minister

外交

がいこう

diplomacy

外務

がいむ

foreign affairs

外部

がいぶ

outside (e.g. of a building)

外科

げか

department of surgery

外観

がいかん

outward appearance

外付

そとづけ

external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

Example Sentences

1

Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.