そば #1,065 Link copied! Common そば [1] Meaning Shirabe ① Noun Usually kana (place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; the side (of something); beside; vicinity; proximity; neighbourhood (neighborhood) あの窓まどのそばの机つくえは使つかうな。 Don't use the desk by that window. ② Noun Usually kana as soon as; right after after the attributive form of a verb; as ...〜から See also: 側から (そばから) Other entries with this writing そば buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) Kanji 側 ソク side, lean, oppose Forms 側#1,031側そばそば#1,065そば傍#6,212傍そば