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山さん椒しょうは小こ粒つぶでもぴりりと辛からい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
Proverb
1. 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
Kanji used
山
mountain
椒
Japanese pepper tree
小
small
粒
a single grain
辛
spicy
Used in: 2
Composed of
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful