Word Meaning 湿地

しめじ shimeji

湿地 is read as しめじ (shimeji) and means Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom).

Meaning

English

  1. Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
  2. euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)

Reading

Kana

しめじ

Romaji

shimeji

Writing Variants

  • 占地 しめじ shimeji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 122588 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

湿地帯

しっちたい

wetlands

本湿地

ほんしめじ

Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)

後背湿地

こうはいしっち

back swamp

低湿地

ていしっち

slough

畑湿地

はたけしめじ

clustered domecap (Lyophyllum decastes)

紫湿地

むらさきしめじ

wood blewit (Lepista nuda)

橅湿地

ぶなしめじ

brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus)

湿気

しっき

moisture

湿る

しとる

to become damp

湿度

しつど

level of humidity

湿っぽい

しめっぽい

gloomy

湿原

しつげん

marshy grassland

Example Sentences

3

You can't build buildings on swampy land.

Twelve percent of Russia's territory is covered in swamps.

Wetland habitats serve essential functions in an ecosystem, including acting as water filters, providing flood and erosion control, and furnishing food and homes for fish and wildlife.