Word Meaning しし唐

ししとう shishitou

しし唐 is read as ししとう (shishitou) and means shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum).

Meaning

English

shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)

Reading

Kana

ししとう

Romaji

shishitou

Writing Variants

獅子唐 ししとう shishitou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141952 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

唐

とう

China

後唐

こうとう

Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937)

入唐

にっとう

visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student)

唐辛子

とうがらし

shichimi pepper

遣唐使

けんとうし

envoy to Tang China

唐突

とうとつ

abrupt

唐揚げ

からあげ

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

荒唐無稽

こうとうむけい

absurd

唐草

からくさ

arabesque pattern

入唐八家

にっとうはっけ

the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)

大唐米

たいとうまい

Champa rice

新唐書

しんとうじょ

New Book of Tang (11th century history book covering the Tang dynasty)