麦
JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 麦: "barley, wheat"
The kanji 麦 means "barley, wheat". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read バク in on'yomi and むぎ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むぎ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | barley, wheat |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1615 of 2,501 |
Common words with 麦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 麦wheat; barley; oat (oats)
- 小麦粉wheat flour
- 小麦wheat
- 麦茶barley tea
- 蕎麦buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) · soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
- 麦わら帽子straw hat
- 小麦色light brown; golden brown; tan
- 麦畑wheat field; barley field; cornfield
- 麦酒beer
- 蕎麦屋soba restaurant
- 大麦barley (Hordeum vulgare)
- 麦わらwheat straw; barley straw
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