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How to say "Noodle shop" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Noodle shop" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Noodle shop" is "Sobaya", written in japanese as "そば屋".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun 'そば屋 (そばや)' refers to a Japanese noodle restaurant or shop that specializes in serving soba, or buckwheat noodles. These establishments are known for their focus on traditional soba preparation techniques and often feature a variety of soba dishes on their menu, such as hot or cold soba. Some soba shops may also offer other Japanese cuisine like tempura or curry. 'そば屋' is an important part of Japanese food culture and local communities. Example: I ate at a great soba shop for lunch - (お昼ご飯にそば屋でおいしいそばを食べました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "屋" means "Shop" and "Roof" and can be read as "Ya" and "Oku"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Sobaya" mean in japanese?

"Sobaya" means "Noodle shop".

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for shop and roof?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Noodle shop" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Noodle shop" in Japanese sobaya