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).