蕎麦

See also: 荞麦 and 蕎麥

Japanese

蕎麦 (soba)

Kanji in this term
蕎	麦
そば Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
Irregular

Kanji in this term
蕎	麦
そば Jinmeiyō	むぎ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そば [sóꜜbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]

IPA^(key): [so̞ba̠]

Noun

蕎麦 (hiragana そば, rōmaji soba, alternative reading そばむぎ, rōmaji sobamugi, alternative reading そまむぎ, rōmaji somamugi)

buckwheat
a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat

Derived terms

蕎麦汁 (そばつゆ) (sobatsuyu): soba dipping sauce
支 (し)那 (な)蕎 (そ)麦 (ば) (shina soba): ramen
雀斑 (そばかす) (sobakasu): freckles
蕎麦滓 (そばかす) (sobakasu): freckles; buckwheat chaff

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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