Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N2
1615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: barley, wheat
Kunyomi: むぎ
Onyomi: バク
Composition: 夂
Radical: 麥
Reading: むぎ
Meaning: wheat
Strokes: 7
麦秋(ばくしゅう) early summer
麦芽(ばくが) malt
麦(むぎ) wheat, barley
小麦(こむぎ) wheat
大麦(おおむぎ) barley
ライ麦(ライむぎ) rye
小麦粉(こむぎこ) wheat flour
*蕎麦(そば) soba (buckwheat noodles)
*麦酒(ビール) beer
麦芽 (バクガ) malt
麦価 (バクカ) price of wheat
精麦 (セイバク) polished barley or wheat
米麦 (ベイバク) rice and barley, corn
麦 (むぎ) wheat, barley, oat (oats)
麦茶 (むぎちゃ) barley tea
はだか麦 (はだかむぎ) naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
毒麦 (どくむぎ) darnel (Lolium temulentum)