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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

I'm going by the post office.
We stood at the door and waited.
The boy trotted to his father's side.
I sat by his side.
Don't stand by me.

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