Word Meaning 年越蕎麦

としこしそば toshikoshisoba

年越蕎麦 is read as としこしそば (toshikoshisoba) and means soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve.

Meaning

English

  1. soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

Reading

Kana

としこしそば

Romaji

toshikoshisoba

Writing Variants

  • 年越しそば としこしそば toshikoshisoba
  • 年越し蕎麦 としこしそば toshikoshisoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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引越し蕎麦

ひっこしそば

soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in

年越し

としこし

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve)

年を越す

としをこす

to enter a New Year

年が越せる

としがこせる

to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

蕎麦

そば

Chinese-style noodles

月見蕎麦

つきみそば

soba with egg

二八蕎麦

にはちそば

soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour

手打蕎麦

てうちそば

handmade soba

十割蕎麦

じゅうわりそば

soba made with only buckwheat flour

新蕎麦

あらそば

soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat

田舎蕎麦

いなかそば

dark soba

更科蕎麦

さらしなそば

high quality soba