天狗茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 狗 茸
てん
Grade: 1 		く > ぐ
Hyōgai 		たけ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi goon kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “tengu mushroom”, 天狗(てんぐ) (tengu, “long-nosed mountain goblin”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ta̠ke̞]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)茸(たけ) or 天狗茸(テングタケ) • (tengutake) 

  1. panther cap (Amanita pantherina)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as テングタケ (tengutake).

Derived terms

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