Chinese

Noun

山葵

1. wasabi

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) わ​さび [wáꜜsàbì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠sa̠bi]

Noun

山葵 ‎(hiragana わさび, katakana ワサビ, romaji wasabi)

1. wasabi

Usage notes

• Called 本山葵 (honwasabi) when needed to distinguish it from the derived terms.

Derived terms

• 山葵大根 (わさびだいこん) ‎(wasabidaikon): horseradish
• 山山葵 (やまわさび) ‎(yamawasabi): horseradish
• 西洋山葵 (せいようわさび) ‎(seiyōwasabi): horseradish
• 本山葵 (ほんわさび) ‎(honwasabi): wasabi

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3