支那蕎麦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支 那 蕎 麦
し
Grade: 5 		な
Grade: S 		Jinmeiyō Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
支那蕎麥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しなそば [shìná sóbá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕina̠ so̞ba̠]

Noun

支那蕎麦(しなそば) • (shina soba) 

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

Synonyms

References

  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
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