茸
mushroom
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
20 of 73- 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
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.