Japanese symbol for “wort”

麦汁

ばくじゅう

Romaji: bakujuu

wort (beer before yeast is added); sweet wort

In Japanese, wort is 麦汁, read ばくじゅう (bakujuu).

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Meanings

n wort (beer before yeast is added); sweet wort

Kanji and stroke order

麦

barley, wheat

on: バク
kun: むぎ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

汁

soup, juice, broth

on: ジュウ
kun: しる、-しる、つゆ

5 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
小麦	こむぎ komugi	wheat
小麦粉	こむぎこ komugiko	wheat flour
蕎麦	そば soba	buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
大麦	おおむぎ oomugi	barley (Hordeum vulgare)
麦茶	むぎちゃ mugicha	barley tea
麦芽	ばくが bakuga	malt
果汁	かじゅう kajuu	fruit juice
味噌汁	みそしる misoshiru	miso soup

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.