漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement
麺: noodles, wheat flour
N1 (our estimate)16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
麦 carries the meaning · 面 is drawn in
16 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
メンmen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 麺めんnoodles
- 麺類めんるいnoodles; vermicelli
- 麺棒めんぼうrolling pin
Also read ベン, むぎこ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Wheat (麦) + surface (面). Fine "wheat" flour that has been carefully rolled into a thin "surface" or sheet before being cut into long, individual noodles.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ベン
4 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 面 · traditional 麵 · miàn
Three different forms: Japanese 麺, simplified 面, traditional 麵.
- Simplified
- 面 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 麵 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin miàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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