冬子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冬 子
どん
Grade: 2 		こ
Grade: 1
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
冬菇
冬茸
冬蓀
冬藊

Etymology

Probably cognate with Mandarin 冬菇 (dōnggū, “winter mushroom”). The final 子 appears to be ateji for 菇, as the latter is not used very much in Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どんこ [dòńkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dõ̞ŋko̞]

Noun

冬(どん)子(こ) • (donko) 

  1. alternative spelling of 冬菇 (donko, “dried winter-grown shiitake mushrooms with thick, partly open caps”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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