Word
蕎麦
そば
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Noun
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- Noun
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
- Noun
Chinese-style wheat noodles
In Spanish
trigo sarraceno
soba (fideos japonés)
- Other readings
- そばむぎ、そまむぎ、ソバ
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
すぐそこでそばを立ち食いしてきた。
I had a bowl of noodles at a street nearby.
Tatoeba #214981(opens in a new tab)そばはそば粉から、うどんやきしめんは普通の小麦粉からできてるの。
Soba is made of buckwheat flour, and udon and kishimen are made of plain wheat flour.
Tatoeba #76613(opens in a new tab)