さんしょう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
Pitch accent
んしょう
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; (lit.) Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
mochi with sanshō (Sichuan pepper)
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)