榎茸

Japanese
榎茸 (enokitake): enoki mushrooms growing on a tree.
Kanji in this term
榎 茸
えのき
Jinmeiyō		 たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry tree”) +‎ 茸 (take, “mushroom”),[1][2] as this mushroom can often be found growing on the Chinese hackberry tree.

Pronunciation

Noun

榎(えのき)茸(たけ) • (enokitake) 

(alternative reading hiragana えのきだけ, katakana エノキダケ, rōmaji enokidake)

  1. an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or enokitake: Flammulina velutipes

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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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