荒布

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: S

Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
アラメ
阿良米
骨海藻
阿羅女

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(あら)() or 荒布(アラメ) • (arame) 

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

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 アラメ.

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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