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蕎麦屋 (そばや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蕎麦そば屋や

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

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noun

soba restaurant; soba noodle shop

A restaurant specializing in soba (buckwheat) noodles, often also serving udon and other dishes.

See also: 蕎麦

駅えき前まえの蕎麦そば屋やで天てんぷらそばを食たべた。
I ate tempura soba at the soba restaurant in front of the station.

Written forms

蕎麦そば屋やUsage62%
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 蕎麦 is commonly used for soba noodles.
そば屋やUsage33%
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling, often seen in everyday writing and signage.
そばやUsage5%

Kanji

蕎

buckwheat

麦barley, wheat

屋roof, house, shop

Similar words

蕎麦そば
蕎麦 refers to the soba noodles themselves or the buckwheat plant, while 蕎麦屋 specifically means a restaurant that serves soba.
うどん屋や
うどん屋 is a restaurant specializing in udon noodles, whereas 蕎麦屋 focuses on soba noodles, though many soba shops also serve udon.

Etymology

Compound of 蕎麦 (soba, 'buckwheat noodles') and 屋 (ya, 'shop').