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Keyword
buckwheat
Info
Frequency
Top 2600-2700
Type
Jinmeiyō
?
Kanken
Level Pre-1
Heisig
2454
Readings
そ
(41%)
そば
(29%)
そま
(29%)
Composed of
艹
blades of grass
喬
tall
Mnemonic
Buckwheat
is mostly just
grass
which is really
tall
.
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
蕎
そ
麦
ば
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
蕎
そ
麦
ば
屋
や
soba restaurant
蕎
そ
麦
ば
粉
こ
buckwheat flour
62 more...
Examples (1 in total)
日
に
本
ほん
では
大
おお
晦
みそ
日
か
に
蕎
そ
麦
ば
を
食
た
べる
習
しゅう
慣
かん
があります。
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.