大麦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 大麦 is read as おおむぎ and means barley, a grain used for food, feed, tea, beer, and other products.
• Basic usage: Use 大麦を収穫する for harvesting barley and 大麦を煎る for roasting it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 大麦 and 小麦
  • The former is barley, commonly used for tea, beer, and feed, whereas the latter is wheat, the main grain for flour and bread.