Illustration: At the counter of a small noodle shop, a customer lifts several thick, smooth, pale wheat noodles from a deep bowl of clear broth. Their substantial round strands hang visibly between the chopsticks and bowl, with sliced spring onion and a piece of fried tofu resting below.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

うどん

udon

thick Japanese wheat noodles

Example sentences

  1. うどんでも食たべませんか？

    Would you like to eat some udon?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そばはそば粉こから、うどんやきしめんは普通ふつうの小麦粉こむぎこからできてるの。

    Soba is made of buckwheat flour, and udon and kishimen are made of plain wheat flour.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. うどんを打うつ

    to make udon

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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