えのき
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese hackberry (Celtis jessoensis); Jesso hackberry
Kanji used
shrimp
barbarian
hackberry
Composed of
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank