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麦 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 麦 意味

barley, wheat

麦 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

むぎ mugi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

バク baku

Examples

その農民は畑に麦の種をまいた。The farmer sowed his field with wheat.
家中が力を合わせて麦の刈入れをしました。The whole family helped harvest the wheat.

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