昆布

こんぶ

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

What does 昆布 mean?

昆布 is a Japanese noun meaning kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae in English. It is written as 昆布 in kanji, こんぶ in hiragana, and konbu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は花壇の虫を見るためにかがみこんだ。

He bent over to see insects in the flowerbed.