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蕎麦屋 (そばや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蕎麦そば屋や

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Common word›JLPTN1›

Meanings

1

soba restaurant; soba noodle shop

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

See also: そば

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.

Usage patterns

〈場所ばしょ〉〉の蕎麦屋そばやで食たべるto eat at a soba shop in a certain place
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 shop in front of the station.
蕎麦屋そばやを営いとなむto run a soba shop
祖そ父ふは町まちで蕎麦そば屋やを営いとなんでいた。
My grandfather used to run a soba shop in town.

Kanji

蕎buckwheat
麦barley, wheat
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

うどん屋や
蕎麦屋 is a shop specializing in soba noodles, while うどん屋 specializes in udon noodles, though both often serve each other's dish too.

Don't confuse with

そばN4
蕎麦 refers to the noodles or buckwheat itself, while 蕎麦屋 is the restaurant that serves them.

Counted with

軒けんN4
蕎麦屋 as a shop or eatery is typically counted with 軒, the counter used for buildings and small businesses.

Built from

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%

Etymology

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