JLPT N5 Beginner
蕎麦
「そば」
Buckwheat noodles, or the buckwheat plant and flour.
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Other forms
そば very common hiragana spelling
1 Noun
Soba Noodles
Refers to thin Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour, served either chilled with a dipping sauce or in a hot broth.
2 Noun
Buckwheat (the plant or flour)
Denotes the buckwheat plant itself or the raw grain before it is processed into food products.
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