| Word form | mugi |
| Original script | 麦 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | mugi is a cover term both encompassing wheat, barley, rye and oats. komugi specifically refers to wheat only. ōmugi specifically refers to barley only. raimugi specifically refers to rye only. ōtomugi or enbaku specifically refer to oats only. |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 古事記 (712) |
| Comparison with Korean | Class 2: (discrepancy in high vowel rounding in J can be explained by assimilation to initial labial): K mil < MK milh < *milk. (72) |
| Register | General |