麺
noodles, wheat flour
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
20 of 49- 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
Study
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.