also: うーしゃんふぇん · うーしゃんふん
five-spice powder
A Chinese spice blend typically containing star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, and fennel seeds. Used in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine.
from Chinese wǔxiāngfěn
Adding a little five-spice powder gives depth to the dish.
Five-spice powder is an important spice in this recipe.
Katakana spelling reflecting the Chinese pronunciation; used in some contexts.
Variant katakana spelling; less common than ウーシャンフェン.
Borrowed from Chinese 五香粉 (wǔxiāngfěn), literally 'five-spice powder'. The Japanese reading ごこうふん is the on'yomi of the kanji, while the katakana forms reflect the Chinese pronunciation.