玄げんそば

noun

buckwheat with husk intact; whole buckwheat

Refers to buckwheat seeds that still have the outer husk, before any milling or polishing. Used in food contexts.

• 玄げんそばは殻からがついたままのそばの実みです。

  Gen-soba are buckwheat seeds with the husk still on.

noun

sun-dried buckwheat

Buckwheat that has been dried in the sun, often as part of traditional processing. Less common as a standalone term; may be encountered in agricultural or culinary descriptions.

• この地ち域いきでは、収しゅう穫かく後ごに玄げんそばを天てん日ぴで干ほすことがあります。

  In this region, they sometimes sun-dry the buckwheat after harvesting.