きのこ

• 読み: きのこ
• ローマ字: kinoko
• 漢字の分解: 茸 (kinoko/take) — mushroom (kanji rarely used)
• 発音: /ki.no.ko/

意味

Mushroom; fungus. An edible or wild fungal growth found in forests and used widely in cooking.

A noun referring to mushrooms of all varieties. Written in hiragana or katakana more commonly than the kanji 茸. Popular varieties include しいたけ (shiitake), まいたけ (maitake), and えのき (enoki). Japan has a rich mushroom culture, from foraging to cuisine. The kanji 茸 is rarely used in everyday writing.

例文

1. 秋になると山できのこを採る人が増える。
2. きのこの入った味噌汁が好きだ。
3. このきのこは食べられるか分からない。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, nature, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 木の子 (ki no ko, child of the tree), reflecting how mushrooms grow on or near trees. The kanji 茸 combines 艹 (grass radical) and 耳 (ear), depicting the ear-like shape of mushrooms growing from wood.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal