also: さんしょ
Japanese pepper; Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
Refers to the plant and its aromatic berries, used as a spice in Japanese cuisine. Often written in kana.
Sprinkling sansho on grilled eel brings out its aroma.
Sansho berries are delicious when simmered with chirimen jako.
salamander
sweetened mochi flavored with Japanese pepper
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
ashy minivet
floating watermoss; Salvinia natans
Standard kanji spelling for the plant and spice.
Katakana spelling used in botanical or culinary contexts.
Kana spelling is common in everyday use, especially in cooking contexts.
Alternate reading, less common than さんしょう.
The kanji 山椒 literally mean 'mountain pepper'. The word is native Japanese, and the exact derivation of the reading is uncertain.