麦 — kanji meaning “barley”
麦
barley, wheat
- Meanings
- barley, wheat
- On'yomi
- バク (baku)
- Kun'yomi
- むぎ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1615 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 199
- Chinese reading
- mài — Chinese character page
Words with 麦
| 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 |
| 麦畑 | むぎばたけ mugibatake | wheat field; barley field; cornfield |
| 麦わら | むぎわら mugiwara | wheat straw; barley straw |
| ライ麦 | ライむぎ raimugi | rye (Secale cereale) |
| 小麦色 | こむぎいろ komugiiro | light brown; golden brown; tan |
| 麦酒 | ばくしゅ bakushu | beer |
| 麦飯 | むぎめし mugimeshi | boiled barley and rice |
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