Where does “茸” come from?

茸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 椎茸, from Japanese 椎 — any tree of the genus "Castanopsis".

茸 (Japanese): a mushroom; the flesh of an animal

Definitions

  1. a mushroom; the flesh of an animal

Ancestry of “茸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese椎茸shiitake, a type of edible mushroom
2Japanese椎any tree of the genus "Castanopsis"

Words derived from “茸”

Every word from Japanese 椎 →Every word from Japanese 椎茸 →