海茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	茸
うみ Grade: 2	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai) 海筍海笋

Etymology

Compound of 海(うみ) (umi, “sea; ocean”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”). The voiced version is attested in the Nippo Jisho (1603), while the unvoiced version is attested from at least 1638.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うみたけ [ùmítáké] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) うみたけ [ùmíꜜtàkè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟mʲita̠ke̞]

Noun

海(うみ)茸(たけ) or 海茸(ウミタケ) • (umitake)

[from 1603] dilated piddock (Barnea dilatata)
Synonym: 海茸貝 (umitakegai)

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 ウミタケ (umitake).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN

[NKD2P-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN

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