麦

See also: 麥

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Han character

麦 (Kangxi radical 199, 麦+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手一水 (QME), composition ⿱龶夂(GJ) or ⿱龶夊(T))

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1512, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47718
• Dae Jaweon: page 2041, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4600, character 2
• Unihan data for U+9EA6

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 麦 – see 麥 (“wheat; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 麥).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 麦 – see 夌 (“to dawdle; the name of the father of Emperor Yao; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 夌).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	麦
Kyūjitai	麥

Kanji

麦

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 麥)

1. wheat
2. barley

Readings

• Go-on: みゃく (myaku)
• Kan-on: ばく (baku, Jōyō)
• Kun: むぎ (mugi, 麦, Jōyō)

Compounds

Compounds

• 燕(えん)麦(ばく) (enbaku): oats
• 大(おお)麦(むぎ) (ōmugi): barley
• 黒(くろ)麦(むぎ) (kuromugi): rye
• 小(こ)麦(むぎ) (komugi): wheat
• 蕎麦(そば) (soba): buckwheat
• 麦(ばく)芽(が) (bakuga): malt
• 麦酒(ビール) (bīru), 麦(ばく)酒(しゅ) (bakushu): beer

Kanji in this term
麦
むぎ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
麥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *monki.

Noun

麦(むぎ) • (mugi) 

1. wheat, barley, rye, oats