支那蕎麦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支 那 蕎 麦
し
Grade: 5		 な
Grade: S		 Jinmeiyō Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 支那 (shina, “China”) +‎ 蕎麦 (soba, “buckwheat”, used as a metonym for “buckwheat noodles”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

支那蕎麦 (hiragana しなそば, rōmaji shina soba)

  1. Chinese noodles: ramen, mostly traditional ramen in Japan

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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