おぼろ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おぼろ – see the following entry.
【朧】H
[adjective] [from early 900s] hazy, cloudy
[adjective] uncertain, unreliable
[noun] minced meat or seafood
[noun] [probably from 1600s] short for 朧昆布 (oboro-konbu): shredded kelp
[noun] [probably from 1600s] short for 朧豆腐 (oboro-dōfu, “soft tofu”)
[noun] [probably from 1600s] short for 朧饅頭 (oboro-manjū): steamed bun with the outer covering removed after steaming
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, おぼろ (oboro), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おぼろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おぼろ.)
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