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Kanji Detail for 蕎 - "buckwheat, soba"

蕎

  • Meaning

    蕎 means "buckwheat, soba."

    1. Buckwheat - An annual grain plant.

    2. Soba - Japanese buckwheat noodles.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    buckwheat

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    buckwheat

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 蕎麥|荞麦[qiao2 mai4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    buckwheat

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    蕎麥 (buckwheat). A grain plant. Stems are red. Leaves are triangular. Opens small white flowers. Fruit has three ridges. Turns black when old. Widely cultivated in the north. Its seeds are ground into flour for making cakes. Used as daily food. Second to wheat flour.
  • Onyomitip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomitip

    soba(そば) そば

  • Strokestip

    15 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords
    buckwheat soba noodles grain plant flour seed agriculture

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