山椒

Japanese

Etymology 1

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サンショウ

Kanji in this term
山	椒
さん Grade: 1	しょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]
(Tokyo) さんしょー [sàńshóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

山(さん)椒(しょう) or 山椒(サンショウ) • (sanshō) ^{←さんせう (sanseu)^?}

Zanthoxylum piperitum (Japanese pepper)
Synonym: 椒 (hajikami)

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 サンショウ (sanshō).

Derived terms

Descendants

⇒ English: sanshool

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
山	椒
さん Grade: 1	しょう > しょ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞]
(Tokyo) さんしょ [sàńshó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

山(さん)椒(しょ) or 山椒(サンショ) • (sansho)

Zanthoxylum piperitum (Japanese pepper)
Synonym: 椒 (hajikami)

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 サンショ (sansho).

References

“山^▲椒”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
山	椒

Noun

山椒 • (sancho) (hangeul 산초)

hanja form^? of 산초