JLPT N3 · Noun

蕎麦 (soba)

蕎麦 (そば, soba) is a Japanese noun meaning “buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そば
Romaji: soba
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) · noun · usually written in kana
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles · noun · usually written in kana, abbreviation
Chinese-style wheat noodles · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

長野にいる友人を訪問した際、おいしいそばをごちそうになった。

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

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 蕎麦

蕎

buckwheatキョウ・そば · 15 strokes

麦

barley, wheatバク・むぎ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 蕎麦.

小麦こむぎwheat

Source: JMdict entry 1238460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.