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soba
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·()]
soba
sobamugi
[そば()·むぎ()]
sobamugi
somamugi
[そま()·むぎ()]
somamugi

English Meaning(s) for そば

noun
  1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
  2. soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

Definition and Synonyms for そば

Buckwheat grain ground into flour
Synonyms: そば
Polygonum Fagopyrum a member of the genus Fagopyrum
Synonyms: そば
Front the immediate proximity of someone or something
Synonyms: そば, そば, , , , お前, 御先, 御前, 御前, 目の前, 面前
Polygonum Fagopyrum annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
Synonyms: そば

Categories そば is a member of

Cereal foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
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Herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
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Proximity the region close around a person or thing
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Stroke Order Diagrams for そば

Sample Sentences for そば

Let's pass by the church.
There were four chairs by the table.
Her friend waited for her by the gate.
Her mates waited for her by the gate.
The bicycle by the door is mine.

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