麦(むぎ)

むぎ
noun
wheat; barley; grain
plant-generalfood
1. wheat; barley; grain
A general term for cereal grains including wheat, barley, oats, and rye.
麦(むぎ)畑(ばたけ)。
A wheat field.
麦茶(むぎちゃ)を飲(の)む。
To drink barley tea.
麦(むぎ)ご飯(はん)。
Rice mixed with barley.
麦(むぎ)は秋(あき)に種(たね)をまいて、初夏(しょか)に収穫(しゅうかく)する。
Wheat and barley are sown in autumn and harvested in early summer.
夏(なつ)になると、麦(むぎ)わら帽子(ぼうし)をかぶって麦(むぎ)畑(ばたけ)を歩(ある)いた。
When summer came, I would put on a straw hat and walk through the wheat fields.

麦(むぎ) is the umbrella term for wheat, barley, rye, and oats; English has no single everyday word for this group. Use 小麦(こむぎ) or 大麦(おおむぎ) when the kind matters.

Types

Compounds

  • 麦茶(むぎちゃ): roasted barley tea, the standard cold drink of a Japanese summer
  • 麦(むぎ)ご飯(はん): rice cooked with barley
  • 麦(むぎ)わら帽子(ぼうし): straw hat
  • 麦(むぎ)畑(ばたけ): wheat or barley field

Related Words

Related: 米(こめ) (rice (grain))
Related: 雑穀(ざっこく) (millet)
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Added 2026.1.16 15:00 · Revised 2026.9.29 17:34
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