Abstract: This invention relates to a method for germinating dehulled brown rice comprising the steps of selecting fully matured rice having strong germination force among rice having peeled-off chaffs immersed in salty water, pounding the selected fully matured rice into dehulled brown rice, germinating primarily the dehulled brown rice in the water for 6 to 10 hours at a temperature of 12.degree. to 18.degree. C. and thereafter remaining in the water for 1 to 8 hours at a moderate increased temperature of 20.degree. to 32.degree. C. germinating the primary germinating dehulled brown rice which is located at approximately 1 cm above a water level at ambient temperature for 2 to 5 hours, and next the free of water dehulled brown rice being immersed in the salty water or mud-deposited water for 8 to 24 hours at a temperature of 20.degree. C.