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猿の腰掛け (sarunokoshikake) Japanese meaning: polypore | Kotomora
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A large bracket fungus was growing on the trunk of the old tree.
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.
