苔
苔

moss, lichen

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Common Words

《のり》海苔ノリ紫菜NounUsually kanaFreq #14900
1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

Examples
うちの猫は大変海苔が好きである。
Our cat is very fond of seaweed.
こけ苔蘚蘿コケNounUsually kanaFreq #17320
1

moss

Examples
転がる石には苔がつかない。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
2

short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

苔むす苔生すこけむすIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #39434
1

to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss

Examples
転石苔むさず。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
2

to become aged; to grow old

のり弁海苔弁のりべんNounFreq #82871
1

Abbreviation

nori bento

掃苔そうたいNoun～する VerbFreq #88509
1

visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival)

2

removal of moss from a tombstone

海苔巻きのり巻き海苔巻のりまきNounFreq #95805
1

Food, cooking

sushi roll (rolled in nori); rolled sushi; norimaki; makizushi

青のり青海苔あおのりNounFreq #99860
1

green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori

青苔せいたいあおごけNounFreq #100739
1

green moss

焼き海苔焼海苔焼きのり焼のりやきのりNounFreq #107259
1

baked seaweed; toasted seaweed

味付け海苔味付海苔味付のり味付けのりあじつけのりNounFreq #119627
1

Food, cooking

seasoned nori

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