椎茸
Chinese
spine; a hammer | confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth | ||
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trad. (椎茸) | 椎 | 茸 | |
simp. #(椎茸) | 椎 | 茸 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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椎 | 茸 |
しい Grade: S |
たけ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 椎 (shī, “shii tree”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), as the mushroom is typically found on logs from the shii or chinquapin tree.
Pronunciation
Noun
椎茸 (hiragana しいたけ, katakana シイタケ, rōmaji shītake, historical hiragana しひたけ, historical katakana シヒタケ)
- shiitake, a type of edible mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
Synonyms
- 香蕈 (kōtake)
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