NichiDict

そば

N3
蕎麦
[soba]
Illustration for 蕎麦

Meanings

1.Noun

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

2.Noun

food, cookingsoba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

3.Noun

food, cookingChinese-style wheat noodles

Examples

蕎麦は荒れた土地でもよく育つ作物だ。

Buckwheat is a crop that grows well even in poor soil.

昼食に美味しい蕎麦を食べました。

I ate soba for lunch.

秋になると蕎麦の白い花が畑一面に咲く。

In autumn, white buckwheat flowers bloom across the fields.