noun
ginger; ginger root; Zingiber officinale
The common food ingredient and plant ginger, used fresh, grated, pickled, or as a seasoning. Usually written しょうが in everyday text, with 生姜 also common.
しょうがをすりおろして、たれに入れる。
Grate the ginger and add it to the sauce.
このスープには生姜の香りがよく合う。
The aroma of ginger goes well with this soup.
Rare kanji form; mainly useful for recognition or search.
Rare single-kanji form; mainly useful for recognition or search.
The spelling 生姜 uses characters conventionally associated with ginger; no historical derivation is specified, so the exact etymology is left uncertain.