唐辛子 (tougarashi) Japanese meaning: chili pepper | Kotomora辛
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This dish has a lot of chili peppers in it.
I'm growing chili peppers in my garden.
Usage patterns
〈物〉に唐辛子を入れるto add chili pepper to something
I added chili pepper to the soup to make it spicy.
唐辛子を刻むto chop up chili pepper
I finely chopped fresh chili peppers and added them to the stir-fry.
〈物〉に唐辛子を振りかけるto sprinkle shichimi pepper on something
I sprinkled shichimi pepper on the udon and ate it.
唐辛子が効くfor chili pepper's spiciness to come through strongly
This curry has a strong kick of chili pepper.
胡椒 refers to black or white pepper, a mild spice, while 唐辛子 is chili pepper, which is hot and often confused because English 'pepper' can mean either.
Counted with
Used for long, slender chili peppers (唐辛子).
Used for dried or small, roughly counted amounts of chili peppers, like individual dried pods.
Word family
shichimi togarashi; Japanese seven-spice blend
sweet pepper
green chili pepper; unripe chili pepper
cayenne pepper powder; ground red pepper
seven-color chili pepper; blend of seven spices
pepper spray
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or culinary contexts.
唐芥子
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
蕃椒
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
