松茸

Chinese

pine confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth
trad. (松茸) 松 茸
simp. #(松茸) 松 茸

Pronunciation


Noun

松茸

  1. matsutake mushroom

Synonyms

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松 茸
まつ
Grade: 4
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 松 (matsu, “pine”) +‎ 茸 (take, “mushroom”), as it grows under trees (particularly, but not exclusively, pine trees).

Pronunciation

Noun

松(まつ)茸(たけ) • (matsutake) 

  1. matsutake

Derived terms

  • Japanese: 姫松茸
  • English: matsutake, himematsutake

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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