中華蕎麦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	華	蕎	麦
ちゅう Grade: 1	か Grade: S	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
中華蕎麥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 中華 (chūka, “Chinese”) +‎ 蕎麦 (soba, “buckwheat”, used as a metonym for “buckwheat noodles”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうかそば [chùúká sóꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːka̠ so̞ba̠]

Noun

中華蕎麦(ちゅうかそば) • (chūka soba)

Chinese noodles: ramen, mostly traditional ramen in Japan

Synonyms

支那(しな)蕎麦(そば) (shina 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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