天狗巣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	狗	巣
てん Grade: 1	く > ぐ Hyōgaiji	す Grade: 4
goon		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
天狗巢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

天狗(てんぐ) (tengu, “tengu”) + 巣(す) (su, “nest”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

天(てん)狗(ぐ)巣(す) • (tengusu) 

1. an area of dense growing twigs or branches on a tree or shrub, said to resemble a nest
2. short for 天狗巣病 (“witch's broom plant disease”)