Chinese

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pine confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth
trad. (松茸)
simp. #(松茸)
 
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松茸

  1. matsutake mushroom

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まつ
Grade: 4
たけ
Jinmeiyō
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Etymology

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Compound of (matsu, pine) +‎ (take, mushroom), as it grows under trees (particularly, but not exclusively, pine trees).

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Noun

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(まつ)(たけ) or 松茸(マツタケ) (matsutake

  1. matsutake

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN