苦栗茸

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡa̠kɯ̟ɾʲita̠ke̞]

Noun

ニガクリタケ: sulphur tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare

苦(にが)栗(くり)茸(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