燕麦

See also: 燕麥

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 燕麦 – see 燕麥 (“oats”). (This term is the simplified form of 燕麥).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燕	麦
えん Jinmeiyō	ばく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
燕麥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんばく [èńbákú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) え​んばく [éꜜǹbàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mba̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

燕(えん)麦(ばく) or 燕麦(エンバク) • (enbaku) 

1. oats

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• マカラスムギ (makarasumugi)
• オート (ōto)
• オーツ麦(むぎ) (ōtsumugi)
• オートムギ, オート麦(むぎ) (ōtomugi)
• 烏(からす)麦(むぎ) (karasumugi), カラス麦(むぎ) (karasumugi)