also: あかジソ
red shiso; red perilla
A variety of perilla with reddish-purple leaves, used as a herb, for coloring pickles (e.g., umeboshi), and in traditional medicine. Often contrasted with green shiso (青紫蘇).
See also: シソ
Red shiso is used to color umeboshi.
Red shiso juice is popular in summer.
Standard kanji spelling for red shiso.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
Katakana spelling for the plant, often used in botanical or culinary contexts.
Compound of 赤 (red) and 紫蘇 (shiso/perilla). The exact origin of 紫蘇 is uncertain, but it has been used in Japanese since ancient times.