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焼きそば (やきそば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
yakisoba ; fried noodles with vegetables and meat
food / cooking
A popular Japanese dish of wheat noodles stir-fried with vegetables and meat, seasoned with a savory sauce. Often served as street food or at festivals.
しょく
は
焼や
きそば
に
しよう
。
Let's have yakisoba for dinner tonight.
Written forms 焼や きそば Usage 73%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
やきそば Usage 11%
焼やき そば Usage 9%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; seen but less standard.
ヤキソバ Usage 6%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in menus, but not a standard written form.
焼や き 蕎麦そば Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 蕎麦 for そば; mainly in traditional or stylistic contexts.
Similar words 焼や きうどん Similar stir-fried noodle dish but made with thick udon noodles instead of the thinner wheat noodles used in yakisoba.
そば Buckwheat noodles, often served cold or in hot broth; distinct from the wheat noodles used in yakisoba.
Etymology Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'grilled, fried') + そば (soba, 'noodles'). Despite the name, the noodles are wheat-based, not buckwheat.
