わかめ

わかめ

Seaweed (specifically, edible kelp).

In this sentence, 'わかめ' refers to the food item, which is edible seaweed, used in a specific context of the dish presented.

私はわかめの味噌汁が好きです。

I like miso soup with wakame seaweed.

Here, 'わかめ' is referred to as a general classification of seaweed, focusing on its biological categorization rather than a specific culinary use.

わかめは海藻の一種です。

Wakame is a type of seaweed.

In this case, 'わかめ' is presented as dried seaweed, emphasizing the preparation method and its transport or gift purposes.

友達がわかめを乾燥させて持ってきてくれました。

My friend brought dried wakame for me.