Kanji Detail for 麺 - "noodles, flour"

麺

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

麺 means "noodles, flour."
1. Noodles - Foods like udon and soba; flour-based strand foods.
2. Flour - Wheat flour; wheat powder.
Origin of 麺

麦, wheat, beside 面, which lends the reading men — the traditional form is 麵, with 麥. Noodles: 麺類 is the whole category, ラーメン the famous case.

How to remember it: Wheat 麦 pulled out long — noodles.

Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com
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- Verified meaning: noodles, flour
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
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- Kanji for Noodles
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

noodles; wheat flour

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

flour, dough, noodles

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

old variant of 麵|面[mian4]
Onyomi

ben(ベン)

men(メン)
Kunyomi

mugiko(むぎこ)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

麥麦 (mugi・mugihen・bakunyo)
Related Keywords

noodles flour pasta wheat ramen udon soba spaghetti vermicelli cuisine strand dough

麺類が好きです。
I like noodles.
今日初めてつけ麺を食べた。
I ate noodles for the first time today.
麺はふつう小麦粉から作られる。
Noodles are usually made from wheat.
その通り。ここの麺のスープは少し高いんだ。
You're right. The noodle broth here is a bit expensive.
その通りさ。ここの麺の出汁はちょっと値が張るんだ。
You're right. The noodle broth here is a bit expensive.
「お腹空いた。何かない？」「カップ麺ならあるけど、食べる？」「うん。食べる」
"I'm hungry. Do we have anything?" "There's some cup noodles, would you want that?" "Yeah, I'll take it."