和布蕪

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Japanese

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

Etymology

Unknown. Attested from at least the sixteenth century.[1] Compare 蕪(かぶ) (kabu, “turnip”) or 鏑(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 芽(め) (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

  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
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