Word Meaning とろろ昆布

とろろこんぶ tororokombu

とろろ昆布 is read as とろろこんぶ (tororokombu) and means Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp).

Meaning

English

  1. Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
  2. shredded kombu

Reading

Kana

とろろこんぶ

Romaji

tororokombu

Writing Variants

  • とろろ昆布 とろろこぶ tororokobu
  • 薯蕷昆布 とろろこぶ tororokobu
  • 薯蕷昆布 とろろこんぶ tororokombu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136934 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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昆布

こんぶ

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica)

子持昆布

こもちこんぶ

kelp with herring roe (sushi type)

長昆布

ながこんぶ

Laminaria longissima (species of kelp)

真昆布

まこんぶ

Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica)

酢昆布

すこんぶ

sour kombu prepared with black vinegar

塩昆布

しおこんぶ

thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried

かごめ昆布

かごめこんぶ

kagome kombu (Saccharina sculpera)

おぼろ昆布

おぼろこんぶ

shredded tangle of kelp

利尻昆布

りしりこんぶ

Laminaria ochotensis (species of kelp)

昆布出し

こんぶだし

soup stock made from kombu

昆布巻き

こぶまき

type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)

昆布茶

こぶちゃ

kelp tea