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鹿尾菜

羊栖菜

Readings

Kana: ひじき、ヒジキ
Romaji: hijiki, hijiki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
尾
Readings: ビ、 お
Meanings: tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
菜
Readings: サイ、 な
Meanings: vegetable, side dish, greens
羊
Readings: ヨウ、 ひつじ
Meaning: sheep
栖
Readings: セイ、 す.む
Meanings: nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den