穀物
こくもつ · kokumotsu · JLPT N3 · noun
grain
🌾 穀物 = grain + thing: the things that grow as grain
穀 (koku) means grain and 物 (motsu/mono) means thing, as in 動物 animal and 食物 food. Koku also sounds like 石 (koku), the old unit for measuring rice, which is the grain Japan counted its wealth in.