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Readings

Kana: しい、シイ
Romaji: shii, shii
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Definition

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any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ツイ、 スイ、 つち、 う.つ
Meanings: chinquapin, mallet, spine

Example Sentences

椎茸(しいたけ)」はキノコの一種(いっしゅ)だ。
➥"Shiitake" is a sort of mushroom.
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椎間板(ついかんばん)ヘルニアをわずらっています。
➥I have a slipped disc.
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椎茸(しいたけ)乾燥(かんそう)させて保存(ほぞん)します。
➥We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
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椎間板(ついかんばん)ヘルニアは背骨(せぼね)()にある椎間板(ついかんばん)という軟骨(なんこつ)()()すものです。
➥Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.
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