Translation guide
The spice clove, or the tree it comes from. Also used in compounds like 'clove of garlic'.
clove (spice)
clove of garlic
The dried flower bud used as a spice.
The most common and direct translation for the spice clove. Used in cooking and everyday contexts.
This curry contains cloves.
The traditional Japanese word for clove, often used in herbal medicine or formal contexts. Less common in everyday cooking.
Cloves are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The tree that produces cloves.
A single segment of a garlic bulb, often called a 'clove' in English.
Means 'one piece' or 'one segment'. Used specifically for garlic cloves. The counter 片 (かけ) is used for fragments or pieces.
Please mince one clove of garlic.
Similar to 一片, but かけら can imply a smaller or broken piece. Less common for garlic.
The full phrase 'a clove of garlic'. 一片 is the most standard counter.
I'll sauté a clove of garlic.
The English word 'clove' can also be the past tense of 'cleave' (to split). This is unrelated to the spice or garlic. In Japanese, 'split' is 割る (わる) or 裂く (さく).
The clove tree is native to Indonesia.
にんにくを一かけら入れて。
Add a clove of garlic.