Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
2. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
when read as "そば"
Kanji used
buckwheat
wheat
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
soba restaurant
buckwheat flour
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
Examples (1 in total)
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.