What does kanji 麩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 麩 is light wheat-gluten bread.

How is kanji 麩 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 麩 are ふすま; the onyomi readings are フ.

What words use kanji 麩?

Example words that use kanji 麩 include 麩, 麩菓子, 麩質, 麬.

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麩

Meaning

Kanji 麩

light wheat-gluten bread

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ふすま
Onyomi 音読み: フ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 麸 (Legal Form) , 麬 (Itaiji) , 䴸 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 㝬 • 颫 • 𤩍 • 鈇 • 夫 • 失 • 伕

Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

麩

ふ

wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)

麩菓子

ふがし

candy made from wheat gluten

麩質

ふしつ

gluten

麬

ふすま

wheat bran

お麩

おふ

wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)

粟麩

あわぶ

nama-fu (steamed wheat gluten) mixed with chestnuts

桜でんぶ

さくらでんぶ

pink fish floss

車麩

くるまぶ

yaki-fu (baked wheat gluten) cut in ring-shaped slices (Niigata specialty)

焼き麩

やきふ

yaki-fu

正麩

しょうふ

wheat starch

生麩

なまふ

nama-fu

竹輪麩

ちくわぶ

flour paste cake in the form of a tube

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

味噌汁に麩を入れると、やさしい食感になる。

When light wheat-gluten bread is added to miso soup, it gives it a gentle texture.

乾いた麩は水をよく吸う。

Dry light wheat-gluten bread absorbs water well.

祖母は煮物に小さな麩を加えた。

My grandmother added small pieces of light wheat-gluten bread to the simmered dish.

この麩は花の形をしていて、見た目もきれいだ。

This wheat-gluten bread is shaped like a flower and looks beautiful too.

昔は麩を家で作ることもあった。

In the past, people sometimes made light wheat-gluten bread at home.

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