烏山椒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏 山 椒
からす
Jinmeiyō 		さん
Grade: 1 		しょう
Hyōgai
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨsã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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

  1. Japanese prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

Usage notes

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

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