Word Meaning 昆布

こぶ kobu

昆布 is read as こぶ (kobu) and means kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

こぶ

Romaji

kobu

Writing Variants

昆布こんぶ kombu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 204 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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昆布出し

こんぶだし

soup stock made from kombu

昆布巻

こぶまき

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

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)

籠目昆布

かごめこんぶ

kagome kombu (Saccharina sculpera)

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

利尻昆布

りしりこんぶ

Laminaria ochotensis (species of kelp)

朧昆布

おぼろこぶ

shredded tangle of kelp

薯蕷昆布

とろろこぶ

Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)

昆虫

こんちゅう

insect

Example Sentences

「わかめ」と「昆布」って、違うの？

Are wakame and kombu different?

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