also: ばくりゅう
noun
wheat grain
Refers to a single grain of wheat. The reading むぎつぶ is standard; ばくりゅう is a rare on'yomi reading.
麦粒を一粒ずつ拾う。
Pick up wheat grains one by one.
Alternate on'yomi reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'wheat') and 粒 (tsubu, 'grain'). The on'yomi reading ばくりゅう is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters.