中華蕎麦

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ちゅうかそ​ば [chùúká sóꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːka̠ so̞ba̠]

Noun

中華蕎麦 (hiragana ちゅうかそば, rōmaji chūka soba)

1. Chinese noodles: ramen, mostly traditional ramen in Japan

Synonyms

• 支 (し)那 (な)蕎 (そ)麦 (ば) (shina soba)
• ラーメン (rāmen)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9