Illustration: In a home kitchen, a cook lifts one broad, leathery sheet of kombu over a pot of clear water, revealing its long rippled edges and substantial thickness. Several dry blades lie beside the pot with their natural powdery surface visible, and a softened piece already spreads across the water.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

昆こん布ぶ

konbu

kombu, edible kelp

It is also read こぶ in some food names. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 「わかめ」と「昆布こんぶ」って、違ちがうの？

    Are wakame and kombu different?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 乾燥かんそうした昆布こんぶは水分すいぶんを吸収きゅうしゅうすると膨張ぼうちょうするという性質せいしつをもつ。

    Dried kelp has the property of swelling when it absorbs moisture.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 残のこった昆布こんぶや出だし汁じるは、そのまま食しょくしたり他たの料理りょうりに転用てんようしてもよい。

    The remaining kombu and soup can be taken as-is or can also be used for other foods.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 昆布

  • 昆descendants; elder brotherOnコン
  • 布linen; clothOnフ・ホKunぬの・しく・きれ

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