# 麦 — Wheat

Frequency rank 1423 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 廷 (Courts), less common than 磨 (Polish).

- On’yomi: ばく
- Kun’yomi: むぎ
- Radical: 麦 Wheat (Kangxi 199)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Dirt (dirt) forms the base, a lid (lid) covers the top, and winter (winter) descends in between — in winter, the dirt is frozen under a lid of frost, and through it all, wheat pushes up stubbornly from the frozen earth.

In words:

- 小麦 こむぎ — wheat
- 蕎麦 そば — soba (buckwheat noodles)

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