What does そば mean?
そば is a Japanese noun meaning “near, soba noodles” in English. It is written as そば in hiragana, and soba in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentence
長野にいる友人を訪問した際、おいしいそばをごちそうになった。
When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.