しょう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
Kanji used
plantain
banana
Pitch accent
しょう
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Examples (2 in total)
Basho was the greatest poet.
This is a very famous haiku by Basho.