Keyword
buckwheat
Info
FrequencyTop 2600-2700
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2454
Readings
(41%)
そば
(29%)
そま
(29%)
Composed of
blades of grass
tall
Mnemonic

Buckwheat is mostly just grass which is really tall.

Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba restaurant
buckwheat flour
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba dipping sauce
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
soba made with only buckwheat flour
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
yakisoba sandwich
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Chinese soba; ramen
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
soba with tempura batter
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
buckwheat chaff
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
soba with broth poured over it
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
soba dipping sauce
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
freckles; buckwheat chaff
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
instant yakisoba in a cup
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
soba with broth poured over it
soba with broth poured over it
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
buckwheat cookie
fresh soba (not dried)
high-quality soba
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
Examples (1 in total)
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.