玄米を搗くと白くなる。
げんまいをつくとしろくなる。
Brown rice becomes white when it is husked.
Word Meaning 搗く
つく
tsuku
搗く is read as つく (tsuku) and means to hull (rice, barley, etc.).
Meaning
English
- to hull (rice, barley, etc.)
- to pound (rice)
- to polish (rice)
- to stamp (ore)
Reading
Kana
つく
Romaji
tsuku
Writing Variants
- 舂く つく tsuku
Stroke Sequence
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Example Sentences
3昔は家ごとに米を搗く音が聞こえた。
むかしはいえごとにこめをつくおとがきこえた。
In the past, the sound of pounding rice could be heard from every house.
祭りの前にみんなで餅を搗く。
まつりのまえにみんなでもちをつく。
Before the festival, everyone pounds rice cake dough together.
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