支那蕎麦

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: S
Jinmeiyō Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
支那蕎麥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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支那蕎麦(しなそば) (shina soba

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

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN