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    3. 山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い

    山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い

    山さん椒しょうは​小こ粒つぶで​も​ぴ​り​り​と​辛からい​

    size isn't everything

    NTAdjectiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab55 strokes

    さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい

    Adjective

    1.
    size isn't everything, something might be small but still pack a punch, Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    椒
    はじかみ…(1)
    Japanese pepper tree
    Kanji
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    粒
    つぶ…(1)
    grains・drop・counter for tiny particles
    Kanji
    辛
    から.い・つら.い・-づら.い・かのと…(1)
    spicy・bitter・hot・acrid
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    ぴ
    pi
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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    • と
    • い

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