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猿の腰掛け (さるのこしかけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
polypore ; bracket fungus
usually written using kana alone
Refers to woody shelf-like fungi, especially those in the family Polyporaceae, often found growing on trees. The name literally means 'monkey's stool'.
サルノコシカケ の 仲なか 間ま に は 薬やく 用よう に なる もの も ある 。
Some species of polypore are used medicinally.
Written forms 猿さる の 腰こし 掛か け
Kanji spelling literally meaning 'monkey's stool'; commonly used in field guides and formal contexts.
サルノコシカケ Usage 64%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is very common in everyday writing and popular science; usually written in kana.
さるのこしかけ Usage 36%
胡孫眼さるのこしかけ
Rare kanji spelling using characters for 'barbarian' and 'grandchild' and 'eye'; mostly found in older or specialized texts.
Etymology From 猿 (さる, 'monkey') + の (possessive particle) + 腰掛け (こしかけ, 'stool'), literally 'monkey's stool', referring to the shelf-like shape that looks like a seat for a monkey.
