広布

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ひろ
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
廣布 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(ひろ)() or 広布(ヒロメ) • (hirome

  1. Undaria undarioides, a species of edible kelp
  2. (archaic) synonym of 昆布 (konbu, kombu, edible kelp of class Phaeophyceae)
    • c. 918, 深根輔仁 [Fukane Sukehito], 本草和名 [Japanese Names of Herbs, Honzō Wamyō]:
      昆布 乾苔性熱 柔苔性冷 昆布 一名綸布 出兼名苑 和名比呂女 一名衣比須女
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)


Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
廣布 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)() • (kōfuくわうふ (kwaufu)?

  1. announcement

Etymology 3

Verb

(こう)()する • (kōfu suruくわうふ (kwaufu)?suru (stem (こう)() (kōfu shi), past (こう)()した (kōfu shita))

  1. to make widely known to the general public; to announce
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Fukane no Sukehito (c. 901–923) Maruyama Yumiko, Wu Qian, editors, Honzō Wamyō: Eiin, Honkoku to Kenkyū) (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin, published 2021, →ISBN.