そば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of そば – see the following entries.

【蕎麦】 [noun] buckwheat [noun] a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat Alternative spellings そばむぎ, そまむぎ

【側】4 [noun] vicinity, near, beside, side Alternative spelling 傍

(This term, そば, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as そば, see Category:Japanese kanji read as そば.)