There are additional interpretations of 'kisoba' such as 'uncooked fresh noodles' and 'noodles with high water content such as in fresh and boiled noodles' but, such case, uncooked fresh noodles are referred to 'nama soba' (uncooked noodles) and not 'kisoba.'
また「茹でる前の生麺」、「生麺・ゆで麺など水分を多く含んだ麺」いう解釈もあるが、この場合「きそば」ではなく「なまそば（生そば）」と異称される。