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うべ【郁子】

ube

Definition

Noun

  1. Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata sp.), fiveleaf akebia; five-leaf akebia

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima んーべ nnbe, うんべ unbe and うべ ube "chocolate vine"; and standard Japanese むべ【郁子】 mube "Stauntonia vine (sp. Stauntonia hexaphylla)".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji郁子
Kanaうべ
Romanizationube

意味:あけび【木通・通草】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 5). うべ【郁子】 : ube | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3813/ube/.