Takeshima, Liancourt Rocks (islands in the Sea of Japan)

Synonym of 椎茸 (“shiitake”): a type of edible mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

Sasa borealis (a species of bamboo grass)

length / height / measure / stature / gentleman / master / husband

The hiragana syllable ち (chi). Its equivalent in katakana is チ (chi). It is the seventeenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is た行い段 (ta-gyō i-dan, “row ta, section i”).

七月, 7月: July

世知: worldly wisdom

蜂: bee

鉢: bowl, basin; pot; skull / 鉢, 鈸: Buddhist cymbals

八: eight, 8