小麦|こむぎkomugi[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounwheatこの小麦は粉にされる。↗This wheat is made into flour.
- RelatedとうもろこしNeutralCorn (maize), a different grain from wheat. In everyday use 「トウモロコシ」 is the usual written form; not interchangeable with 「小麦」.
- RelatedもろこしNeutralRefers to sorghum, a different crop from wheat. Like 「小麦」 it is a grain, but the two are only related terms and cannot replace each other.
- RelatedとうきびNeutralAn alternate name for sorghum, found mostly in older texts. A different crop from wheat, so it cannot be swapped for 「小麦」.
For wheat say 「小麦」, and for flour 「小麦粉」. Sorghum is 「モロコシ」 and corn is 「トウモロコシ」 — three distinct crops, so these words never replace one another.
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