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麺

noodles, wheat flour

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • メン
  • ベン

Kun'yomi

  • むぎこ

Meaning

麺 centers on food made from ground wheat: noodles and wheat flour. The two meanings are closely linked, as noodles are a primary product of wheat flour.

Most common words using 麺

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  • 麺めん

    noodles

  • 麺類めんるい

    noodles; vermicelli

  • 素麺そうめん

    fine white noodles

  • 麺麻めんま

    bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

  • 湯麺タンメン

    Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup

  • 乾麺かんめん

    dried noodles

  • カップ麺カップめん

    instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

  • 麺棒めんぼう

    rolling pin

  • きし麺きしめん

    noodles made in flat strips

  • つけ麺つけめん

    cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately

  • ゆで麺ゆでめん

    boiled noodles

  • ゆで麺機ゆでめんき

    noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine

  • ジャージャー麺ジャージャーめん

    zhajiangmian (dish of ground pork over wheat noodles)

  • スナック麺スナックめん

    snack noodle

  • チャジャン麺チャジャンミョン

    jajangmyeon (noodle dish topped with sweet bean sauce, diced pork, and vegetables)

  • チャーシュー麺チャーシューメン

    ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork

  • ビビン麺ビビンめん

    bibim-guksu (Korean spicy noodles)

  • ビャンビャン麺ビャンビャンめん

    biangbiang noodles; youpo chemian

  • ワンタン麺ワンタンメン

    wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup

  • 中華麺ちゅうかめん

    Chinese noodles

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Etymology

麺 is the modern simplified form of 麵. The older form combines 麥 (wheat) with 面, which likely contributes the sound and relates to the floury surface of noodles. The modern form replaces 麥 with the simplified 麦.

Meaning mnemonic

Wheat 麦 on the left and a face 面 on the right: imagine a face covered in wheat flour after making noodles.

Reading mnemonic

For メン, picture a bowl of noodles with the word MENu written on it: menu -> メン, and the noodles are the main dish.