Moto 麦: Barley; WheatKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- バク
- Kun'yomi
- むぎ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 175 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (バク)
- 麦芽ばくがmalt
- えん麦えんばくoat (Avena sativa); oats
- カラメル麦芽カラメルばくがcaramel malt
- 全麦ぜんばくwhole-wheat
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 麦むぎwheat; barley
- 小麦こむぎwheat
- 小麦粉こむぎこwheat flour
- 大麦おおむぎbarley (Hordeum vulgare)
- 麦畑むぎばたけwheat field; barley field
- 麦茶むぎちゃbarley tea
- はだか麦はだかむぎnaked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
- はと麦はとむぎadlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears
- エンマー小麦エンマーこむぎemmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum)
- オート麦オートむぎoats
- カラス麦カラスむぎwild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
- デュラム小麦デュラムこむぎdurum wheat (Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum durum)
- パン小麦パンこむぎwheat (for breadmaking)
- ライ小麦ライこむぎtriticale
- ライ麦ライむぎrye (Secale cereale)
- ライ麦パンライむぎパンrye bread
- ライ麦畑ライむぎばたけrye field
- 冷や麦ひやむぎthin udon noodles (served chilled)
- 割り麦わりむぎground barley; cracked barley
- 割麦わりむぎground barley; cracked barley
- 大麦若葉おおむぎわかばgreen barley; barley grass
- 小麦グルテンこむぎグルテンwheat gluten
- 小麦外皮こむぎがいひwheat bran
- 小麦畑こむぎばたけwheat field
- 小麦胚芽こむぎはいがwheat germ
- 小麦胚芽油こむぎはいがゆwheat germ oil
- 小麦色こむぎいろlight brown; golden brown
Other readings
- 蕎麦そばbuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- 蕎麦屋そばやsoba restaurant
- お亀蕎麦おかめそばsoba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- かけ蕎麦かけそばsoba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
- からす麦カラスむぎwild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
- ざる蕎麦ざるそばzaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
- ぶっかけ蕎麦ぶっかけそばsoba with broth poured over it
- ぶっ掛け蕎麦ぶっかけそばsoba with broth poured over it
- もり蕎麦もりそばchilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
- やぶ蕎麦やぶそばyabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
- エン麦えんばくoat (Avena sativa); oats
- カップ焼き蕎麦カップやきそばinstant yakisoba in a cup
- ザル蕎麦ざるそばzaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
- 三十日蕎麦みそかそばsoba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
- 中華蕎麦ちゅうかそばChinese noodles (esp. ramen)
- 二八蕎麦にはちそばsoba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
- 五目蕎麦ごもくそばsoba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
- 冷麦ひやむぎthin udon noodles (served chilled)
- 十割蕎麦じゅうわりそばsoba made with only buckwheat flour
- 圧麦おしむぎrolled barley; rolled oats
- 夜鳴き蕎麦よなきそばambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
- 夜鷹蕎麦よたかそばambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
- 年越し蕎麦としこしそばsoba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
- 年越蕎麦としこしそばsoba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
- 引越し蕎麦ひっこしそばsoba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
- 御膳蕎麦ごぜんそばhigh-quality soba
- 手打ち蕎麦てうちそばhandmade soba
- 手打蕎麦てうちそばhandmade soba
- 打っ掛け蕎麦ぶっかけそばsoba with broth poured over it
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