和布蕪

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 5 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
芽株

Etymology

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Unknown. Attested from at least the sixteenth century.[1] Compare (かぶ) (kabu, turnip) or (かぶら) (kabura, turnip-shaped whistle).[2] Kokugo Dai Jiten notes a suggestion from Nippo Jisho (1603) that me refers to seaweed,[1] but compare also () (me, sprout; bud). See also 和布(わかめ) (wakame).

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Noun

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和布蕪(めかぶ) or 和布蕪(めかぶら) or 和布蕪(メカブ) (mekabu or mekabura

  1. mekabu, thick wakame leaves

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN