椎茸

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Noun

椎茸

  1. shiitake

Synonyms

Japanese
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value): a cluster of growing shiitake mushrooms.
Kanji in this term
椎 茸
しい
Grade: S		 たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
シイタケ

Etymology

Compound of 椎 (shī, “shii or chinquapin tree”) +‎ 茸 (take, “mushroom”), as the mushroom is typically found on logs from the shii or chinquapin tree.[1][2][3]

First cited to 1419.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

椎(しい)茸(たけ) • (shītake) ←しひたけ (sifitake)?

  1. [from 1419] shiitake, a type of edible mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
    Synonym: 香蕈 (kōtake)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シイタケ.

Descendants
  • → English: shiitake

References
  1. “椎茸”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “椎茸”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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