麺

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

noodles, wheat flour

Kun'yomi
  • むぎこ
On'yomi
  • メン
    		noodles ②flour
  • ベン

Main Radical

麥(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

メン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

noodles, wheat flour
メン　ベン　むぎこ (11th)
barley, wheat
むぎ　バク (2nd, N2)
life (生) variant
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)

Common Words

めん
麺
noodles ②flour
めん
麺
す
子
noodles
　
カ
　
ッ
　
プ
めん
麺
instant noodles sold in a cup
　
つ
　
け
めん
麺
cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately
めん
麺
るい
類
noodles
れい
冷
めん
麺
cold noodles (in Korean style) ②chilled Chinese noodles ③cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
　
チャ
　
ー
　
シュ
　
ー
メン
麺
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
めん
麺
ぼう
棒
rolling pin
せい
製
めん
麺
noodle making
かん
乾
めん
麺
dried noodles
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References

Unicode hex code 9EBA
JIS X 0208 1-44-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5389
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7038
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4112
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2828
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2752
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2040
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2910
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47827X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1302
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i17.1
Four corner code 4124.6