烏山椒

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
からす
Jinmeiyō
さん
Grade: 1
しょう
Hyōgai
kun'yomi on'yomi
 カラスサンショウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, crow pepper, (からす) (karasu, crow) + 山椒(さんしょう) (sanshō, Japanese pepper)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨsã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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(からす)(さん)(しょう) or 烏山椒(カラスサンショウ) (karasusanshō

  1. Japanese prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

Usage notes

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