冬菇

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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

Hyōgaiji
irregular kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 冬菇 – see the following entry.
冬子どんこ
a type of shiitake mushroom grown during the winter
Alternative spellings
冬茸, 冬蓀, 冬藊, ドンコ
(This term, 冬菇, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)