Word details

きしめん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word きしめん.

Dictionary

Entry

きしめんきし麺棊子麺碁子麺NounUsually kanaFreq #105604
1

Food, cooking

noodles made in flat strips

Examples
そばはそば粉から、うどんやきしめんは普通の小麦粉からできてるの。
Soba is made of buckwheat flour, and udon and kishimen are made of plain wheat flour.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

麺

noodles, wheat flour

16 strokesFrequency 2,331Grade 8

On

メンベン

Kun

むぎこ
棊

Japanese chess

12 strokes

On

キ

Kun

ご
子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シスツ

Kun

こ-こね

Nanori

いきぎくけねっ
碁

Go

13 strokesFrequency 1,609JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゴ

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