そば
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
2. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
when read as "そば"
3. Chinese-style wheat noodles
when read as "そば"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (92 in total)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
soba restaurant
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
buckwheat flour
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
soba restaurant
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
soba dipping sauce
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
aburasoba; dry noodle dish with oil-based sauce
buckwheat chaff
handmade soba
buckwheat chaff
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
soba with tempura batter
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Chinese soba; ramen
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
cha soba; soba containing green tea
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
buckwheat shōchū; soba shōchū
Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum); green buckwheat
soba made with only buckwheat flour
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
cha soba; soba containing green tea
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum); green buckwheat
soba with broth poured over it
soba restaurant
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
buckwheat flour
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
handmade soba
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
Chinese soba; ramen
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
aburasoba; dry noodle dish with oil-based sauce
soba made with only buckwheat flour
soba made with only buckwheat flour
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soba with egg
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
buckwheat shōchū; soba shōchū
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
high quality soba
dark soba
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
soba restaurant
buckwheat cookie
fresh soba (not dried)
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
high-quality soba
okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
fresh soba (not dried)
high-quality soba
pink-headed persicaria (Persicaria capitata); pink knotweed; pinkhead smartweed
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
soba dipping sauce
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soba with broth poured over it
Examples (1 in total)
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.