1Assorted small grains (mixture of cereals such as millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, etc.), often mixed with rice or used in health foods.
毎朝、雑穀を混ぜたご飯を食べています。
I eat rice mixed with assorted grains every morning.
このパンは雑穀入りで食物繊維が豊富です。
This bread contains assorted grains and is rich in dietary fiber.
健康志向で雑穀を取り入れる人が増えている。
More people are incorporating mixed grains for health reasons.
2Millet (one of the small grains such as kibi); in some contexts used to refer specifically to millet.
昔は田舎で黍や粟などの雑穀を主食にしていた。
In the past, in the countryside, millet and other small grains were staple foods.
鳥の餌には雑穀(きび)がよく使われる。
Millet is often used as bird feed.