昆布

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Chinese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (1)
Final () (55) (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter kwon puH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kuən/ /puoH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kuon/ /puoH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kuən/ /poH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwən/ /pɔH/
Li
Rong
/kuən/ /poH/
Wang
Li
/kuən/ /puH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kuən/ /puoH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gūn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwan1 bou3

Etymology 1[edit]

phonetic
 
to declare; to announce; to spread
to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
trad. (昆布)
simp. #(昆布)
alternative forms 綸布纶布

From earlier 綸布 (OC *kruːn paːs, “green ribbon + cloth”), due to the resemblance in appearance (Erya).

Noun[edit]

昆布

  1. (often in traditional Chinese medicine) seaweed; kelp; laminara; ecklonia
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

phonetic
trad. (昆布)
simp. #(昆布)

Proper noun[edit]

昆布

  1. Khumbu (a region of Nepal)
Synonyms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

(こん)() (konbu: kombu.
Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

First cited to a record in the Shoku Nihongi, written 715 CE.[1]

Theories include:

Additionally, see the Wikipedia article about kombu for etymology details.

Cognates among the Ryukyuan languages include {{cog|xug|昆布|tr=kubū}, Okinawan 昆布 (kūbu), Southern Amami-Oshima 昆布 (kubu), Miyako 昆布 (kubu), and Yaeyama 昆布 (kubu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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(こん)() or 昆布(コンブ) (konbu

  1. kombu, kelp, tangle, laminara
    昆布(こんぶ)熨斗(のし)
    konbu no noshi
    kombu noshi

Usage notes[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 昆布”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 昆布”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 コンブ/昆布/こんぶ”, in 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, Etymology Derivation Dictionary) (in Japanese), 2003–2024.
  4. ^ John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)[3], Tokyo; London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 236
  5. ^ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  6. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN