Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: むぎ

Meaning: wheat

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

秋(ばくしゅう)   early summer

芽(ばくが)   malt

(むぎ)   wheat, barley

(こむぎ)   wheat

(おおむぎ)   barley

ライ(ライむぎ)   rye

粉(こむぎこ)   wheat flour

*蕎(そば)   soba (buckwheat noodles)

*酒(ビール)   beer

Onyomi Examples

バクガ malt

バクカ price of wheat

セイバク polished barley or wheat

ベイバク rice and barley, corn

Kunyomi Examples

むぎ wheat, barley, oat (oats)

むぎちゃ barley tea

はだか はだかむぎ naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)

どくむぎ darnel (Lolium temulentum)