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麦 (むぎ, mugi) Japanese meaning: wheat | Kotomora
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This bread uses domestically grown wheat.
It's the season when the barley ripens to a golden color.
Usage patterns 麦むぎ を 刈か る to harvest/reap wheat or barley
Farmers harvest the wheat in summer.
麦むぎ を 蒔ま く to sow wheat or barley seeds
They sow the wheat in autumn and harvest it the following early summer.
麦むぎ が 実みの る for wheat or barley to ripen
The wheat ripens in early summer.
Related words 穀物 is the general term for cereal grains (including rice, corn, etc.), while 麦 refers specifically to wheat, barley, and similar bread grains.
Don't confuse with 小麦 specifically means wheat, while 麦 is the broader category that also covers barley, oats, and other cereal grains.
Counted with For bundles tied together — letters, flowers, straw, hair.
For straw bales of rice, grain, or charcoal (米一俵).
Written forms 麦むぎ Usage 88%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ムギ Usage 10%
むぎ Usage 2%
Etymology Native Japanese word. The kanji 麦 is a pictograph of a cereal plant with hanging ears, used broadly for grains.
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