Keyword
buckwheat
Info
FrequencyTop 2600-2700
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2454
Readings
(41%)
そば
(29%)
そま
(29%)
Composed of
blades of grass
tall
Mnemonic

Buckwheat is mostly just grass which is really tall.

Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba restaurant
buckwheat flour
Examples (1 in total)
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.