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Grade 9

Meanings

buckwheat

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใฐ

Common Words

ใ‚„ใใใฐ
็„ผใใฐ
็„ผใ่•Ž้บฆ
Noun
Freq #15031
1

Food, cooking

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

่•Ž้บฆ
ใใฐใ‚€ใŽ
ใใพใ‚€ใŽ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #19631
1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

2

ใใฐ only; Abbreviation; Food, cooking

soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

Examples
้•ท้‡Žใซใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹ไบบใ‚’่จชๅ•ใ—ใŸ้š›ใ€ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใใฐใ‚’ใ”ใกใใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.
3

ใใฐ only; Food, cooking

Chinese-style wheat noodles

ใ‚ฝใƒใ‚ซใ‚น
้›€ๆ–‘
่•Ž้บฆๆป“
Noun
Freq #27657
1

Word usually written using kana alone

freckle; lentigo; ephelis

Examples
ๅฎถใงใฏ่ตคๅ‘ณใŒใ‹ใฃใŸ้ซชใจใใฐใ‹ใ™ใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ€ๆฏใŒไพฎ่”‘ใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆใ€Œใซใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚“ใ€ใจๅไป˜ใ‘ใ€็š†ใซใ‚‚ใใ†ๅ‘ผใฐใ›ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
2

่•Ž้บฆๆป“ only; Archaic; Orig. meaning

buckwheat chaff

ใ‚„ใใใฐใƒ‘ใƒณ
Noun
Freq #39303
1

Food, cooking

yakisoba sandwich

ใใฐๅฑ‹
ใใฐใ‚„
Noun
Freq #43047
1

soba restaurant

ๅนด่ถŠใ—่•Ž้บฆ
ๅนด่ถŠ่•Ž้บฆ
ใจใ—ใ“ใ—ใใฐ
Noun
Freq #71935
1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚„ใใใฐ
Noun
Freq #76606
1

instant yakisoba in a cup

่•Ž้บฆ็ฒ‰
ใใฐใ“
Noun
Freq #79198
1

buckwheat flour

Examples
ใใฐใฏใใฐ็ฒ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ†ใฉใ‚“ใ‚„ใใ—ใ‚ใ‚“ใฏๆ™ฎ้€šใฎๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใใฆใ‚‹ใฎใ€‚
Soba is made of buckwheat flour, and udon and kishimen are made of plain wheat flour.
ใ‹ใ‘่•Ž้บฆ
ๆŽ›ใ‘่•Ž้บฆ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #84799
1

Food, cooking

soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

ใ–ใ‚‹่•Ž้บฆ
ใ‚ถใƒซ่•Ž้บฆ
็ฌŠ่•Ž้บฆ
็ฌŠใใฐ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #87671
1

Food, cooking

zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

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