Word Meaning

きび kibi

黍 is read as きび (kibi) and means (common) millet (Panicum miliaceum).

Meaning

English

  1. (common) millet (Panicum miliaceum)
  2. proso millet

Reading

Kana

きび

Romaji

kibi

Writing Variants

  • きみ kimi
  • きび kibi
  • きみ kimi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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はたけできびをそだてている。

I am growing millet in the field.

きびはいねかのしょくぶつだ。

Millet is a plant in the grass family.

かれはきびだんごをたべた。

He ate a millet dumpling.

きびのしゅうかくじきがきた。

The harvest season for millet has arrived.

このちいきではきびがしゅしょくだ。

Millet is the staple food in this region.

きびのみはきいろい。

Millet grains are yellow.

とりにつきびのたねをやる。

Give the birds some millet seeds.

きびはかんそうにつよい。

Millet is resistant to drought.

むかしの人はきびをよくたべた。

People in the past used to eat millet often.