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麺 = 面 + 麦

麺 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “noodles”. It is built from 面 (mask) and 麦 (barley). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2040.

Keyword
noodles
RTK frame
2040
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
メン, ベン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むぎこ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
лапша
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
麺 flour

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 面 mask
  2. 麦 barley

How to find 麺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mask” + “barley”. 麺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 麺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.