天狗巣

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 狗 巣
てん
Grade: 1		 く > ぐ
Hyōgaiji		 す
Grade: 4
goon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
天狗巢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

天狗(てんぐ) (tengu, “tengu”) + 巣(す) (su, “nest”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)巣(す) • (tengusu) 

  1. an area of dense growing twigs or branches on a tree or shrub, said to resemble a nest
  2. short for 天狗巣病 (“witch's broom plant disease”)
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