鳩麦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳩 麦
はと
Jinmeiyō 		むぎ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鳩麥 (kyūjitai)

Noun

鳩(はと)麦(むぎ) or 鳩麦(ハトムギ) • (hatomugi) 

  1. a variety of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

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