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Kotomora

茸

mushroom

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジョウ
  • ニュ

Kun'yomi

  • きのこ
  • たけ
  • しげ.る

Meaning

茸 centers on the mushroom as a living thing: a soft fungal growth, often edible, that appears in damp places.

Most common words using 茸

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  • 茸きのこ
    N1

    mushroom

  • 椎茸しいたけ

    shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

  • 松茸まつたけ

    matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)

  • ひら茸ひらたけ

    oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

  • えのき茸えのきたけ

    enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake

  • 万年茸まんねんたけ

    bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom

  • 乳茸ちちたけ

    tawny milkcap mushroom (Lactarius volemus)

  • 乳茸刺ちだけさし

    Astilbe microphylla (species of astilbe)

  • 作り茸つくりたけ

    common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

  • 偽松茸にせまつたけ

    Tricholoma fulvocastaneum (species of gilled mushroom)

  • 光茸蝿ひかりきのこばえ

    glowworm

  • 初茸はつたけ

    red milk mushroom (Lactarius hatsudake); hatsutake mushroom

  • 剝茸むきたけ

    Sarcomyxa edulis (edible mushroom species)

  • 卵天狗茸たまごてんぐたけ

    death cap (Amanita phalloides); death cup

  • 卵茸たまごたけ

    Amanita caesareoides (edible mushroom species)

  • 原茸はらたけ

    field mushroom (Agaricus campestris); meadow mushroom

  • 埃茸ほこりたけ

    common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum); warted puffball

  • 天狗茸てんぐたけ

    panther cap (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina)

  • 山伏茸やまぶしたけ

    bearded tooth fungus (Hericium erinaceum); lion's mane mushroom

  • 山鳥茸やまどりたけ

    penny bun (Boletus edulis); porcino; cep

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Study

Etymology

茸 combines the plant radical 艹 with 耳, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character has long been associated with mushrooms and soft plant growth.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 艹 suggests a plant, and the bottom 耳 looks like a soft, ear-shaped mushroom cap emerging from the ground.

Reading mnemonic

For ジョウ, imagine a giant mushroom growing so tall that it casts a shadow over a whole field: shadow -> ジョウ, and the mushroom's cap blocks the sun.