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搗布

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かじめ
Hyōgai Grade: 5
jukujikun
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Etymology

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Possibly from () (kachi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (katsu, to pound)) + 海布() (me, seaweed), likely due to its culinary use.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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搗布(かじめ) or 搗布(カジメ) (kajime

  1. paddle weed (Ecklonia cava)

Usage notes

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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.

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN