しめじ

noun

shimeji mushroom

1. shimeji mushroom

A type of small, mild-flavored mushroom commonly used in Japanese cooking. The commercially grown variety (ぶなしめじ) grows in clusters with small round caps on slender stems.

しめじを炒(いた)める。

To stir-fry shimeji mushrooms.

味噌汁(みそしる)にしめじを入(い)れた。

I put shimeji mushrooms in the miso soup.

しめじは一年中(いちねんじゅう)スーパーで手(て)に入(はい)るので便利(べんり)だ。

Shimeji mushrooms are convenient because they're available at the supermarket year-round.

One of the most common mushrooms in Japanese home cooking. The commercially cultivated variety sold in supermarkets is technically ぶなしめじ (beech shimeji), which grows in clusters. It has a mild, slightly nutty flavor and a firm texture that holds up well in cooking.

Common collocations

しめじの炒(いた)め物(もの): stir-fried shimeji
しめじの味噌汁(みそしる): miso soup with shimeji
しめじの炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん): shimeji mixed rice

Related words

えのき: enoki mushroom — another very common supermarket mushroom
しいたけ: shiitake mushroom — the most well-known Japanese mushroom internationally
まいたけ: maitake mushroom — another popular cooking mushroom
きのこ: mushroom — the general term

Related Words

Related: シイタケ (shiitake mushroom)

Related: 舞茸(まいたけ) (maitake mushroom)

Related: 茸(きのこ) (mushroom)

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Added 2026.4.7 23:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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