sesame seeds; sesame plant
Refers to both the seeds and the plant. In everyday use, it most commonly means the seeds, especially in cooking.
I sprinkle sesame seeds on the salad.
I sprinkled sesame seeds on the salad and ate it.
ごまはアフリカ原産の植物です。
Sesame is a plant native to Africa.
フライパンでごまを炒ると香りが立つ。
Roasting sesame seeds in a frying pan brings out their aroma.
I coated the rice ball with sesame seeds.
grain; bead; drop · counter for small round objects
Siebold's arrowwood
egoma; wild sesame; oilseed perilla
sesame-dressed dish
castor oil plant; castor bean
newly harvested sesame seeds
black speckles; small black spots (like sesame seeds)
sesame vinegar
blue mackerel
unicorn-plant; devil's claw
Hiragana spelling is standard for everyday use.
Katakana spelling, often used in food contexts or for emphasis.
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana in modern Japanese.
The word is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 胡麻 are ateji (phonetic characters) borrowed from Chinese, where they originally referred to the same plant.
ground toasted sesame seeds
roasted sesame seeds
sesame sauce; sesame dressing
sycophancy; flattery; brown-nosing · sesame seed grinding