Word details

こしょう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word こしょう.

Dictionary

Entry

ょう胡椒コショウコショーNounUsually kanaFreq #30055
1

pepper

Examples
コショウを入れすぎたね。
You put far too much pepper in it.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

barbarian, foreign

9 strokesFrequency 1,995JLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

なんぞ

Nanori

えびすくる

Japanese pepper tree

12 strokes

On

ショウ

Kun

はじかみ

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