Word details
山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い.
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Entry
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Proverb
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
山
mountain
3 strokesFrequency 131JLPT N4Grade 1
On
サンセン
Kun
やま
Nanori
さやのやん
椒
Japanese pepper tree
12 strokes
On
ショウ
Kun
はじかみ
小
little, small
3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ショウ
Kun
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
Nanori
いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ
粒
grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
11 strokesFrequency 1,635JLPT N2Grade 8
On
リュウ
Kun
つぶ
辛
spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
7 strokesFrequency 1,607JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シン
Kun
から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと
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