also: かんしゃ
sugar cane
Refers to the plant Saccharum officinarum, cultivated for sugar production.
Sugar cane cultivation is thriving in Okinawa.
Sugar is made from sugar cane.
cane sugar
Standard kanji spelling; the reading かんしょ is more common than かんしゃ.
Less common reading; かんしょ is preferred in modern usage.
From Chinese 甘蔗 (gānzhè), meaning sugar cane. The reading かんしょ is the go-on reading, while かんしゃ is the kan-on reading.