# 麺 — noodles

麺 means “noodles”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: メン (men). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 麺 (men, “noodles”).

- Meaning: noodles
- On'yomi: メン (men)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 4

## How to remember 麺

Sounds like 面: both read メン.

Parts: 麦 wheat · 面 surface

## Words with 麺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 麺 | めん (men) | noodles |

## More in the “Food & cooking 4” set

[蜜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honey/) · [酌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pour-sake/) · [麺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noodles/) · [芋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/) · [煎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roast/) · [酎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shochu-spirit/) · [辣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pungent/)

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