Illustration: At a small sushi counter, a cook rubs a fresh, knobbly wasabi stem across a fine grater, gathering a little mound of paste at its edge. Its leafy stalks remain attached, and a second small dab sits beside a piece of nigiri on a customer's plate.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

わさび

wasabi

wasabi

Example sentences

  1. わさびが旨味うまみを引ひき出だします。

    Wasabi really brings out the flavor.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ワサビ、大根だいこんおろしまたはショウガ醤油しょうゆなどをつけて食たべる。

    It is eaten with wasabi, grated daikon radish or ginger and soy sauce.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 薬味やくみとして、摺すり下おろしたわさびやダイコンがよく用もちいられる。

    Grated wasabi or daikon radish is frequently used as a condiment.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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