穀物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 穀物 (こくもつ) means cereal crops such as rice or wheat and their edible grain.
• Basic usage: Dried grain is piled in a warehouse; a region grows several cereal varieties.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Harvested grain in storage and crop category under cultivation
  • 乾燥させた穀物 is stored produce, while 数種類の穀物 identifies cultivated crop types. The second is not limited to processed food.