そば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of そば – see the following entries.

【蕎麦】	[noun] buckwheat [noun] soba, a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat Alternative spellings 𛁛𛂦゙, そばむぎ, そまむぎ

【側】4	[noun] vicinity, near, beside, side Alternative spelling 傍

(This term, そば (soba), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as そば, see Category:Japanese kanji read as そば.)