かつおぶし
Japanese
    
| Alternative spellings | 
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| 鰹節 かつお節 カツオ節 | 
Etymology
    
From 鰹 (katsuo, “skipjack tuna”) + 節 (fushi, “part, section”). The fushi changes to bushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
    
かつおぶし • (katsuobushi) ←かつをぶし (katuwobusi)?
- katsuobushi (dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna)
Derived terms
    
- 猫に鰹節 (neko ni katsuobushi)
Descendants
    
- → English: katsuobushi
- → Korean: 가쓰오부시 (gasseuobusi)
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