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)

Chinese noodles: ramen, mostly traditional ramen in Japan

Synonyms

中華(ちゅうか)蕎麦(そば) (chūka soba)
ラーメン (rāmen)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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