荒布

From Old Japanese 荒海藻 (arame₂), consisted from 荒 (ara, “violent, intense, rough”) + 海布 (me₂, “kelp, sea weed”). Compare 和布(にきめ) (nikime, “soft seaweeds like wakame”).

• (Tokyo) あらめ [àrámé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) あらめ [àráꜜmè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾa̠me̞]

荒(あら)布(め) or 荒布(アラメ) • (arame) 

1. arame (Ecklonia bicyclis, syn. Eisenia bicyclis)

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

• 海布(め) (me, “kelp, sea weed”)
• 若布(わかめ) (wakame, “wakame (edible seaweed)”)
• 和布(にきめ) (nikime, “wakame; soft cloth”)