山椒

さんしょう

Also written サンショウ, さんしょ

Meanings

1. Noun Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash

Kanji

• 山 mountain. Read as サン.
• 椒 Japanese pepper tree. Read as ショウ.

Words containing 山椒

• 山椒魚 (サンショウウオ) salamander
• 山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い (さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい) size isn't everything
• 切山椒 (きりざんしょう) sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists