唐辛子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐	辛	子
とう Grade: S	から > がら Grade: S	し Grade: 1 (ateji)
kan'on	kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
唐芥子蕃椒

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーがらし [tòógáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞ːɡa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

唐(とう)辛(がら)子(し) or 唐辛子(トウガラシ) • (tōgarashi)

chilli pepper

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 トウガラシ (tōgarashi).

Synonyms

蕃椒(ばんしょう) (banshō)
鷹(たか)の爪(つめ) (takanotsume)
(Tsugaru) なんば (nanba)

Derived terms

七味唐辛子(しちみとうがらし) (shichimi tōgarashi)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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