# 麦 — wheat; barley

麦 means “wheat; barley”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: バク (baku). Kun'yomi: むぎ (mugi). You'll see it in words such as 麦 (mugi, “wheat; barley”).

- Meaning: wheat; barley
- On'yomi: バク (baku)
- Kun'yomi: むぎ (mugi)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 麦

Parts: 王 king · 夂 dragging feet

## Words with 麦

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 麦 | むぎ (mugi) | wheat; barley |

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[根](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/root/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/) · [草](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/grass/) · [畑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farm-plot/) · [麦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wheat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wheat/. Last updated 2026-11-01.