椎茸 in Japanese

IPA: [ɕiːta̠ke̞] Forms: 椎茸 [canonical] (ruby: 椎(しい), 茸(たけ)), 椎茸 [canonical] (ruby: 椎茸(シイタケ)), shītake [romanization], sifitake [romanization], しひたけ [hiragana, historical], シヒタケ [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 椎 (shī, “shii or chinquapin tree”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), as the mushroom is typically found on logs from the shii or chinquapin tree. First cited to 1419. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|椎|茸|t1=shii or chinquapin tree|t2=mushroom|tr1=shī|tr2=take}} 椎 (shī, “shii or chinquapin tree”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しいたけ|シイタケ|hist=しひたけ|hist2=シヒタケ}} 椎(しい)茸(たけ) or 椎茸(シイタケ) • (shītake) ^(←しひたけ (sifitake) or シヒタケ (sifitake)?)

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"椎茸" meaning in Japanese

Noun