蕎麦
そば
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)- soba; Japanese buckwheat noodlesAbbreviation
- Chinese-style wheat noodles
Example sentences
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There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.
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I had a bowl of noodles at a street nearby.
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.
名古屋に住む友人を訪ねた時、おいしいそばをおごってもらった。
When I visited my friend in Nagoya, I was treated to delicious soba.
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.