ちしゃ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
萵苣 苣

Alternative forms

• ちさ (chisa)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちしゃ [chíꜜshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ちしゃ [chìshá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥ɕa̠]

Noun

ちしゃ or チシャ • (chisha) ^{←ちしや (tisya)?}

1. lettuce

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Synonyms

• レタス (retasu)