椎茸

Chinese

		spine; a hammer	confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth
trad. (椎茸)		椎	茸
simp. #(椎茸)		椎	茸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuīróng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīróng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhueiróng
    • Wade–Giles: chui¹-jung²
    • Yale: jwēi-rúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueirong
    • Palladius: чжуйжун (čžujžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 椎茸

1. shiitake

Synonyms

• 香菇 (xiānggū)

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Japanese

椎茸 (shītake): a cluster of growing shiitake mushrooms.

Kanji in this term
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.

Noun

1. shiitake, a type of edible mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

Synonyms

• 香(こう)蕈(たけ) (kōtake)