Polished rice for ginjyo -sake was investigated by sieve analysis method.The regular test sieves were used for separation of polished rice.Therewas no relation between invalid ratio of polishing and cracked rice ratio in 121 samples.The rough grain distribution of polished rice was easily made in this method.There was no difference in crude protein content between whole polished rice and cracked rice.It is important to decrease not only invalid ratio of polishing but also cracked rice ratio in polishing rice for ginjyo -sake.