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麦

むぎ

wheat, barley

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Examples

  1. 麦でパンを作る。

    むぎでパンをつくる。

    Bread is made from wheat.

  2. 夏は麦茶をよく飲む。

    なつはむぎちゃをよくのむ。

    We drink a lot of barley tea in summer.

  3. この畑では昔から麦を育てている。

    このはたけではむかしからむぎをそだてている。

    They have grown wheat in this field for a long time.

Common patterns

麦茶
barley tea
麦畑
a wheat field
麦を作る
to grow wheat

Memory tip

麦 is a cover term for the whole grain family: 小麦 is wheat, 大麦 barley, 麦茶 roasted barley tea. On its own it means wheat or barley depending on what is being talked about.

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