西洋山葵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	洋	山	葵
せい Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3	わさび
		Grade: 1	Jinmeiyō
on'yomi		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
西洋わさび

Etymology

Compound of 西洋(せいよう) (seiyō, “Western”) + 山葵(わさび) (wasabi, “wasabi”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーよーわさび [sèéyóó wáꜜsàbì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː β̞a̠sa̠bʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)山葵(わさび) or 西洋山葵(セイヨウワサビ) • (seiyō wasabi) ^{←せいやうわさび (seiyauwasabi)?}

1. horseradish

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• ホースラディッシュ (hōsuradisshu), 山葵大根(わさびだいこん) (wasabidaikon), 山山葵(やまわさび) (yamawasabi)