Word Meaning 昆布

こんぶ kombu

昆布 is read as こんぶ (kombu) and means kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica).

Meaning

English

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica)
konbu
kelp
any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

Reading

Kana

こんぶ

Romaji

kombu

Writing Variants

昆布こぶ kobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 579 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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)

とろろ昆布

とろろこんぶ

Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)

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)

Example Sentences

「わかめ」と「昆布」って、違うの？

Are wakame and kombu different?