Save the Rice - Save the Rice

Japanese: 救米 - すくいまい
Save the Rice - Save the Rice
〘 noun 〙 In the Edo period, rice was donated to people in need after famine or disaster.

Kyu-mai -kiu... [Save rice]

〘 noun 〙 Rice donated or distributed to help people in disasters. ※Newspaper magazine - Issue 38, April 1872 (Meiji 5) "Sano-michi is donating rice to help people in disasters"

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Japanese:
〘名〙 江戸時代、飢饉・災害などにあって困窮している人を救助するために施した米。施米(ほどこしまい)。おすくいまい。※集義和書(1676頃)一六「多くのすくひ米を出し取立むとしても」

きゅう‐まい キウ‥【救米】

〘名〙 災害にあった人々を救うために供出、または交付する米。※新聞雑誌‐三八号・明治五年(1872)四月「左之通救米を出せる由」

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