昆 descendants

Meaning	descendants; elder brother; insect
On	コン
Strokes	8
First met	N4 lesson 23, in 昆布

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
昆布	こんぶ	dried kelp	N4
利尻昆布	りしりこんぶ	Rishiri kelp	N1
昆布締め	こんぶじめ	kelp wrapping and curing	N1
昆布年数	こんぶねんすう	duration of kelp cellar-curing years	N1

Examples

黒川(くろかわ)、奥(おく)の貯蔵(ちょぞう)蔵(ぐら)で十(じゅう)年間(ねんかん)にわたり寝(ね)かせておいた利尻(りしり)昆布(こんぶ)の封(ふう)を切(き)った。表面(ひょうめん)の状態(じょうたい)はどうだね？

Kurokawa, I have broken the seal on the Rishiri kombu that has rested ten years in the storehouse at the back. How does its surface look? (N1 lesson 154)