Vocab Info

N4 Noun

蕎麦(そば)buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles

      Usually written using kana alone, Food, cooking, Only applies to そば,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      Chinese-style wheat noodles

      Usually written using kana alone, Food, cooking, Only applies to そば

    All Forms

    蕎麦 【そば】蕎麦 【そばむぎ】蕎麦 【そまむぎ】

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      蕎麦(そば)とうどんとそうめんは()ている。

      Soba, udon, and soumen are similar.

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      日本(にほん)では、大晦日(おおみそか)蕎麦(そば)()べる習慣(しゅうかん)があります。

      In Japan, there is a tradition of eating soba on New Year's Eve.

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      蕎麦(そば)には穀物(こくもつ)(ふく)まれていて、とても健康(けんこう)()いです。

      Soba contains grains, and it is really good for your health.

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      (きゃく):「うどんをお(ねが)いします。」店主(てんしゅ):「うちは蕎麦(そば)だけなんです…。」

      Customer: 'Udon please.' Proprietor: 'But we only have soba here...'

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      蕎麦粉(そばこ)(みず)()ねて(うす)()ばし、それを(ほそ)()ると蕎麦(そば)完成(かんせい)します。

      Kneading buckwheat flour with water and stretching it, then finely cutting it is how you make soba.

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