蕎
蕎: buckwheat
buckwheat; used in 蕎麦 (soba)
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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キョウ
Kunそば
Appears almost only in 蕎麦 (そば); the pair is read as one word, so 蕎 is not read separately.
Key words
蕎麦そばsoba; buckwheat
蕎麦屋そばやsoba restaurant
蕎麦粉そばこbuckwheat flour
年越し蕎麦としこしそばNew Year's Eve soba
Example sentences
昼ごはんに蕎麦を食べました。
I ate soba for lunch.
駅の近くの蕎麦屋は、いつも昼どきに混んでいる。
The soba restaurant near the station is always crowded at lunchtime.
大みそかには、家族で年越し蕎麦を食べる。
On New Year's Eve, my family eats toshikoshi soba.