生姜

See also: 生薑

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 生姜 – see 生薑 (“fresh ginger”). (This term is the simplified form of 生薑).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	姜
しょう Grade: 1	が Hyōgai
on'yomi	irregular

Alternative spellings
ショウガ生薑薑

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーが [shòógá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡa̠]

Noun

生(しょう)姜(が) or 生姜(ショウガ) • (shōga) ^{←しやうが (syauga) or シヤウガ (syauga)^?}

ginger, Zingiber officinale
ショウガ科(か)
shōga ka
the ginger family, Zingiberaceae

生(しょう)姜(が)湯(ゆ)
shōga yu
ginger hot herbal tea

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 ショウガ (shōga).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	姜
しょう Grade: 1	きょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

生(しょう)姜(きょう) • (shōkyō)

(alternative medicine, herbs) ginger root (rhizome of Zingiber officinale used as herbal medicine)
生(しょう)姜(きょう)末(まつ)
shōkyō matsu
powdered ginger root