紫蘇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	蘇

Wikipedia

Etymology

紫 (purple) + 蘇 (a type of plant)

Noun

紫蘇 (hiragana しそ, romaji shiso)

1. perilla, Perilla frutescens

Derived terms

• 青紫蘇 (aojiso)
• 赤紫蘇 (akajiso)

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Mandarin

simplified	紫苏
traditional	紫蘇

Noun

紫蘇 (traditional, Pinyin zǐsū, simplified 紫苏)

1. perilla; shiso