生姜

See also: 生薑

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 生姜 – see 生薑 (“fresh ginger”). (This term is the simplified form of 生薑).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	姜
しょう Grade: 1	が Hyōgaiji
on’yomi	irregular

Alternative spellings
ショウガ 生薑 薑

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーが [shòógá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡa̠]

Noun

生(しょう)姜(が) or 生姜(ショウガ) • (shōga) ^{←しやうが (syauga) or シヤウガ (syauga)?}

1. ginger, Zingiber officinale

   ショウガ科(か)

   shōga ka

   the ginger family, Zingiberaceae

   生(しょう)姜(が)湯(ゆ)

   shōga yu

   ginger hot herbal tea

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ショウガ.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	姜
しょう Grade: 1	きょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

生(しょう)姜(きょう) • (shōkyō) 

1. (alternative medicine, herbs) ginger root (rhizome of Zingiber officinale used as herbal medicine)

   生(しょう)姜(きょう)末(まつ)

   shōkyō matsu

   powdered ginger root