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.
I grated ginger and mixed it into the meat.
Grate the ginger and add it to the sauce.
The aroma of ginger goes well with this soup.
I finely chopped the ginger and added it to the stir-fry.
This soup is strongly flavored with ginger, so it warms you up.
It's said that ginger warms the body, which helps people who feel the cold easily.
しょうが (ginger) and みょうが (Japanese ginger/mioga) are different plants in the same family, and learners often mix up their names and uses.
にんにく (garlic) and 生姜 (ginger) are both pungent aromatic seasonings used together in cooking but come from different plants with distinct flavors.
piece; slice; strip; scrap · cloth; piece of cloth; fabric · sharpness; cutting ability · agility; crispness; sharp movement · counter for pieces; counter for slices; counter for scraps
Usual everyday spelling; usually written in kana.
Standard kanji spelling and high-priority form, though kana is often preferred in ordinary writing.
Katakana spelling is attested and common in ingredient labels, plant names, and emphasis.
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.