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Kanji Detail for 椒 - "japanese pepper, fragrant, peak"
椒
- Meaning
椒 means "japanese pepper, fragrant, peak."
Japanese pepper - A deciduous shrub of the Rutaceae family.
Fragrant - Having a pleasant scent.
Peak - A mountaintop.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
Japanese pepper tree
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pepper, spices
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pepper
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pepper, spice
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A tree name. Resembles dogwood. Has thorny needles. Leaves are firm and glossy. Fragrant fruit, commonly called 花椒 (Sichuan pepper). From "Book of Odes": "The seeds of the pepper plant, multiplying and filling a sheng." Hence it became a metaphor for abundant descendants. In ancient times, pepper wine was drunk at New Year, called 椒盤. Also palace walls were coated with pepper for fragrance, warmth, and good fortune. In Han dynasty, the empress's quarters were called 椒房. From "Han Official Ceremonies." Hence later, imperial relatives were all called 椒房之親, based on this. | A plant name. Climbing vine. Round spicy fruit. Grows in islands of Southeast Asia. Commonly called 胡椒 (black pepper). Also 番椒 (chili pepper), belonging to the nightshade family, with extremely spicy fruit. Commonly called 辣椒. | A mountain peak is called 椒.
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