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麦 means 'wheat'

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Strokes : 7    Radical number: 199    Frequency: 1491   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-19    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 52    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 46 words   Used in 123 words   Used in 195 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   バク
Kun
   むぎ wheat, barley
     
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 麦 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 麦 is used 76 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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バク : 18 words FIND ALL
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malt
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バク (read as ばっ) : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
ergot
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むぎ : 56 words FIND ALL
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noun
wheat
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An additional 47 less common words include 麦 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 213 (originally: 194)  Joy o' Kanji : 194  Key to Kanji: 864 

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バク   むぎ wheat, barley   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
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