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

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しなそば [shìná sóbá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɕina̠ so̞ba̠]

Noun

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

Chinese noodles: ramen, mostly traditional ramen in Japan

Synonyms

中 (ちゅう)華 (か)蕎 (そ)麦 (ば) (chūka soba)
ラーメン (rāmen)

References

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

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