きしめん
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word きしめん
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.
Kanji in this Word
麺
16 strokes
Frequency: 2331
Grade 8
Meanings
noodles
wheat flour
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
メン
ベン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むぎこ
棊
12 strokes
Meanings
Japanese chess
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ご
子
3 strokes
Frequency: 72
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
child
sign of the rat
11PM-1AM
first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
ス
ツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こ
-こ
ね
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
い
き
ぎ
く
け
ねっ
碁
13 strokes
Frequency: 1609
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
Go
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゴ
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