刀削麺 とうしょうめん Also written とうさくめん Meanings Noun knife-cut noodles (specialty of Shanxi Province, China); knife-sliced noodles; knife-shaved noodles Kanji 刀 katana. Read as トウ. 削 shave 麺 noodles. Read as メン. Word lists Food Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists