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そば
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
2. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
when read as "そば"
Alt. forms
蕎そ麦ば
71%
ソバ
28%
そば
Pitch accent
そ
ば
Used in: 1
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
freckles; buckwheat chaff
soba restaurant
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Examples (1 in total)
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.