What is the Kanji for "Wheat"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Wheat", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Wheat" is "麦".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mugi".

Its onyomi reading is "Baku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "夂" means "Late" . And The kanji "生" means "Life" and can be read as "Nama", "U", "Shou", "Sei", and "I".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "麦" mean in japanese?

"麦" means "Wheat".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

小麦: "Wheat". The Japanese noun '小麦(こむぎ)' refers to the edible cereal grain that is widely cultivated and used as a staple food. It is the seed of the wheat plant and is used to make a variety of foods such as bread, pasta, and pastries. It is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine. For example: I bought some wheat flour - (小麦粉を買いました). Wheat fields are a common sight in the countryside - (小麦畑は田舎の風景によく見られます).

小麦粉: "Flour". The Japanese noun '小麦粉 (こむぎこ)' refers to flour, the powder made by grinding wheat grains. It is a staple ingredient used in many Japanese foods such as breads, noodles, tempura batter, and confections. For example: I need to buy some flour to bake bread - (パンを焼くために小麦粉が必要です). This flour is made from high-quality wheat - (この小麦粉は高品質の小麦から作られています).

大麦: "Barley". 大麦 (おおむぎ)' refers to the cereal grain known as barley. Barley is a widely cultivated crop used for animal feed, malting for beer production, and human consumption. It has a distinctive nutty flavor and chewy texture. Barley is an important ingredient in traditional Japanese dishes like ochazuke. Example: Barley is a healthy grain - (大麦は健康的な穀物です).

麦: "Wheat". The Japanese noun '麦 (むぎ)' refers to wheat. Wheat is a common cereal grain that is widely cultivated and used for making bread, pasta, and other food products. It is a staple crop in many parts of the world. For example: This bread is made from wheat - (この食パンは麦で作られています). I planted some wheat seeds in the field - (畑に麦の種を植えました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". And The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.