搗布

Japanese

Kanji in this term
搗	布
かじめ
Hyōgai	Grade: 5
jukujikun

Etymology

Possibly from 搗(か)ち (kachi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 搗(か)つ (katsu, “to pound”)) + 海布(め) (me, “seaweed”), likely due to its culinary use.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かじめ [kàjíꜜmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ʑime̞]

Noun

搗布(かじめ) or 搗布(カジメ) • (kajime) 

1. paddle weed (Ecklonia cava)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カジメ.