King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

椒 — kanji meaning “Japanese pepper tree”

Japanese pepper tree

Meanings
Japanese pepper tree
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
12
Classical radical
75
Chinese reading
jiāo — Chinese character page

Words with 椒

WordReadingMeaning
こしょう koshoupepper
さんしょう sanshouJapanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
さんしょううお sanshouuosalamander
おおさんしょううお oosanshouuoJapanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
かしょう kashouChinese prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum); Sichuan pepper (spice); Szechuan peppercorn
くろこしょう kurokoshoublack pepper (Piper nigrum)
チンジャオロース chinjaoroosuChinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
ホワジャオイエン howajaoienSichuan pepper-salt
ぶちさんしょううお buchisanshouuobuchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)
ゆずこしょう yuzukoshoucondiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
こしょうだい koshoudaicrescent sweetlips (species of fish, Plectorhinchus cinctus)
さんしょうくい sanshoukuiashy minivet (species of passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus)

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