エノキ

noun

Japanese hackberry; Chinese nettle tree

A deciduous tree native to East Asia. The word is usually written in kana.

• 公こう園えんに大おおきなエノキの木きがある。

  There is a large hackberry tree in the park.

noun

enoki mushroom; winter mushroom; velvet shank

Only when written 榎 · Only with reading えのき

Abbreviation of 榎茸 (えのきたけ). A common edible mushroom with long, thin stems and small caps. Usually written in kana.

• 鍋なべに榎えのきを入いれる。

  I put enoki mushrooms in the hot pot.