麺麭 めんぽう Also written メンパオ, 麪包, 麵麭 Meanings Noun bread (めんぽう orig. a military term; メンパオ is from the Chinese "mianbao") See also: パン. Kanji 麺 noodles. Read as メン. 麭 sticky rice ball. Read as ホウ. Words containing 麺麭 乾麺麭 (かんめんぽう) hardtack Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists