菌糸

菌糸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菌	糸
きん Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
菌絲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) き​んし [kíꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) きんし [kìńshí] (Heiban – [0])[1][3]
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

菌(きん)糸(し) • (kinshi) 

1. (mycology) a hypha
   • 2000 March 1, “きのこマン [Mushroom Man]”, in BOOSTER 7, Konami:

     ジメジメした所(ところ)で力(ちから)を発(はっ)揮(き)！かさから菌(きん)糸(し)を振(ふ)りまき攻(こう)撃(げき)！

     Jimejime shita tokoro de chikara o hakki! Kasa kara kinshi o furimaki kōgeki!

     They thrive in humid places! They attack by dispersing hyphae from their caps!

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN