稲

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 稲 and read いね, it is the rice plant growing in a paddy and producing ears of grain.
• Basic usage: It appears as young rows in early summer and as golden mature plants moving in autumn wind.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Plant rather than harvested rice
  • The word names the living crop with stems and ears, not the processed grain eaten as food.