苦栗茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にが
Grade: 3
くり
Jinmeiyō
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, bitter chestnut mushroom, (にが) (niga, bitter, painful) + 栗茸(くりたけ) (kuritake, chestnut mushroom)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɡa̠kɯ̟ɾʲita̠ke̞]

Noun

(にが)(くり)(たけ) or 苦栗茸(ニガクリタケ) • (nigakuritake

  1. sulphur tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare; a poisonous mushroom species endemic to Europe, Asia, and North America