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西洋わさび (せいようわさび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

西せい洋ようわさび

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to the plant Armoracia rusticana, used as a condiment. Distinct from Japanese wasabi (山葵).

See also: ホースラディッシュ

ローストビーフに西せい洋ようわさびを添そえる。
Serve roast beef with horseradish.
西せい洋ようわさびは日本にほんのわさびより

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Horseradish has a sharper heat than Japanese wasabi.

Written forms

西せい洋ようわさび
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for horseradish.
西せい洋よう山葵わさび
Full kanji spelling using 山葵 for wasabi; rarely used in practice.
セイヨウワサビ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common in botanical or culinary contexts.

Kanji

西west, Spain
洋ocean, sea, foreign
山mountain
葵hollyhock

Similar words

ホースラディッシュ
Loanword from English, often used in Western cuisine contexts. 西洋わさび is the native Japanese term.
わさび
Japanese wasabi (Wasabia japonica), a different plant with a milder, more aromatic heat. Often confused with horseradish outside Japan.

Etymology

Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, 'Western') and わさび (wasabi, 'Japanese horseradish'), literally 'Western wasabi'.