薑 in Chinese / Japanese...

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薑 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word for ginger root (Zingiber officinale).

薑 is also the Chinese surname Jiang, or the Japanese surname Hajikami.

Sometimes, this can refer to a Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
薑姜 see styles	jiāng jiang1 chiang hajikami はじかみ	More info & calligraphy: Ginger ginger (surname) Hajikami
乾薑干姜 see styles	gān jiāng gan1 jiang1 kan chiang kankyou / kankyo かんきょう	乾薑 Custom Scroll dried ginger dried ginger
仔薑仔姜 see styles	zǐ jiāng zi3 jiang1 tzu chiang	仔薑 Custom Scroll stem ginger
唐薑 see styles	karahajikami からはじかみ	唐薑 Custom Scroll (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)
洋薑洋姜 see styles	yáng jiāng yang2 jiang1 yang chiang	洋薑 Custom Scroll Jerusalem artichoke
生薑生姜 see styles	shēng jiāng sheng1 jiang1 sheng chiang shōkyō しょうきょう	生薑 Custom Scroll fresh ginger dried ginger root (trad. medicine); (kana only) ginger (Zingiber officinale) fresh ginger
薑堰姜堰 see styles	jiāng yàn jiang1 yan4 chiang yen	薑堰 Custom Scroll Jiangyan, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
薑汁姜汁 see styles	jiāng zhī jiang1 zhi1 chiang chih	薑汁 Custom Scroll ginger ale
薑餅姜饼 see styles	jiāng bǐng jiang1 bing3 chiang ping	薑餅 Custom Scroll gingerbread
薑黃姜黄 see styles	jiāng huáng jiang1 huang2 chiang huang	薑黃 Custom Scroll turmeric
薑鼻 see styles	hajikamihana はじかみはな	薑鼻 Custom Scroll (personal name) Hajikamihana
黃薑黄姜 see styles	huáng jiāng huang2 jiang1 huang chiang	黃薑 Custom Scroll turmeric
生薑湯 see styles	shougayu / shogayu しょうがゆ	生薑湯 Custom Scroll ginger tea
生薑絲生姜丝 see styles	shēng jiāng sī sheng1 jiang1 si1 sheng chiang ssu	生薑絲 Custom Scroll shredded ginger
生薑茶 see styles	shougacha / shogacha しょうがちゃ	生薑茶 Custom Scroll ginger tea
生薑酢 see styles	shougazu / shogazu しょうがず	生薑酢 Custom Scroll (food term) vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
稽薑那稽姜那 see styles	jī jiāng nà ji1 jiang1 na4 chi chiang na Keikyōna	稽薑那 Custom Scroll Kikana. 'A people in Afghanistan (east of Kandahar, south of Ghazna) ruled A.D. 630 by independent chieftains, perhaps identical with the Kykānān of Arabic chroniclers.' Eitel.
紅生薑 see styles	benishouga / benishoga べにしょうが	紅生薑 Custom Scroll red pickled ginger
Variations: 薑椒 see styles	hajikami はじかみ	(1) (archaism) (esp. 薑) (See 生薑) ginger (Zingiber officinale); (2) (esp. 椒) (See 山椒) Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
薑堰市姜堰市 see styles	jiāng yàn shì jiang1 yan4 shi4 chiang yen shih	薑堰市 Custom Scroll Jiangyan, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
薑太公姜太公 see styles	jiāng tài gōng jiang1 tai4 gong1 chiang t`ai kung chiang tai kung	薑太公 Custom Scroll see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙\|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
薑子牙姜子牙 see styles	jiāng zǐ yá jiang1 zi3 ya2 chiang tzu ya	薑子牙 Custom Scroll Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜\|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
薑石年姜石年 see styles	jiāng shí nián jiang1 shi2 nian2 chiang shih nien	薑石年 Custom Scroll Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農\|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
薑羯羅薑羯罗 see styles	jiāng jié luó jiang1 jie2 luo2 chiang chieh lo kyōkara	薑羯羅 Custom Scroll kaṅkara, "a high number, 100 niyutas." M.W.
薑黃色姜黄色 see styles	jiāng huáng sè jiang1 huang2 se4 chiang huang se	薑黃色 Custom Scroll ginger (color)
高良薑高良姜 see styles	gāo liáng jiāng gao1 liang2 jiang1 kao liang chiang	高良薑 Custom Scroll Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
Variations: 乾薑干姜 see styles	kankyou / kankyo かんきょう	dried ginger
Variations: 生姜生薑 see styles	shoukyou / shokyo しょうきょう	(See 生姜・しょうが) dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
薑是老的辣姜是老的辣 see styles	jiāng shì lǎo de là jiang1 shi4 lao3 de5 la4 chiang shih lao te la	薑是老的辣 Custom Scroll see 薑還是老的辣\|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
Variations: 呉茱萸唐薑 see styles	goshuyu(呉茱萸); karahajikami(ok); goshuyu ごしゅゆ(呉茱萸); からはじかみ(ok); ゴシュユ	(kana only) Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Ginger	薑姜	hajikami / shouga hajikami / shoga	jiāng / jiang1 / jiang	chiang
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.