さんしょう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Sichuanpfeffer; japanischer Pfeffer; Gelbholz; Zanthoxylum piperitum
2. japanischer Pfeffer
Kanji used
mountain
Japanese pepper tree
Pitch accent
んしょう
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
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