麦
Barley
Meanings
Barley, Wheat
On'yomi
ばく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
むぎ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
麦 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
麦 (Barley) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1615 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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