昆布

こんぶ

Also written コンブ, こぶ

Meanings

1. Noun kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp (i.e.: any edible species from the family Laminariaceae)

Kanji

• 昆 insect. Read as コン.
• 布 cloth. Read as フ.

Example sentences

• 「わかめ」と「昆布」って、違うの？
  Are wakame and kombu different?

Common phrases

• 昆布を使う

Words containing 昆布

• 塩昆布 (しおこんぶ) thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
• とろろ昆布 (とろろこんぶ) shredded kombu
• 昆布茶 (こぶちゃ) kelp tea

And 6 more.

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