麦むぎ

noun

wheat; barley; oats; cereal grain

Broad term for cereal grains, especially wheat and barley. In everyday use, 麦 often refers to wheat or barley depending on context; specific types are distinguished by compounds like 小麦 (こむぎ, wheat) and 大麦 (おおむぎ, barley).

• このパンは国こく産さんの麦むぎを使つかっています。

  This bread uses domestically grown wheat.

• 麦むぎが黄こ金がね色いろに実みのる季き節せつです。

  It's the season when the barley ripens to a golden color.