冬菇

Chinese

winter mushroom
trad. (冬菇)
simp. #(冬菇)
alternative forms 冬菰

Etymology

Literally, winter mushroom; shiitake growing in colder weather are supposed to be more flavorful.

Pronunciation


Noun

冬菇

  1. a type of shiitake mushroom; Chinese black mushroom

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どん
Grade: 2

Hyōgai
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
冬子

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(どん)() • (donko

  1. dried winter-grown shiitake mushrooms with thick, partly open caps

See also

References

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