Soba

JLPT N2

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

蕎麦 (Soba) is a Japanese noun meaning “buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, Chinese-style wheat noodles”.

Meanings

  1. nounbuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
  2. nounsoba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
  3. nounChinese-style wheat noodles

Examples

  • I had a bowl of noodles at a street nearby.

  • When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.

  • When I visited my friend in Nagoya, I was treated to delicious soba.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 蕎麦

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