麦 – barley, wheat

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The kanji 麦 means barley, wheat. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バク (baku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is むぎ (mugi). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 麥 (no. 199).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バク	baku
Kun’yomi	むぎ	mugi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 麥 (Kangxi radical 199). Components: 夂・土・二・亠.

Words using 麦

小麦こむぎwheat蕎麦そばbuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Example sentences

この小麦は粉にされる。

This wheat is made into flour.

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