月夜茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月 夜 茸
つき
Grade: 1 		よ
Grade: 2 		たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

月夜(つきよ) (tsukiyo, “moonlit night”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨkʲijo̞ta̠ke̞]

Noun

月(つき)夜(よ)茸(たけ) or 月夜茸(ツキヨタケ) • (tsukiyotake) 

  1. Omphalotus japonicus, a species of bioluminescent fungi

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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