ちょうじ

[s_a_n_t_i]

Hi all!
I've been recently very busy, so I didn't show up that much.

This is my question. I was reading and I found this...

香りや音楽から、ふと思い出がよみがえることがある。私は仕事でよくインドネシアへ出かける。飛行機に着くと、“ちょうじ″という植物の甘い香料が入ったたばこの香りがする。

（田沼武能力『未知の国・すばらしい人たち』による）
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What does ちょうじ means? I know is some type of plant, but could you tell me what type of plant it is?

Thanks in advance,
Santi

 

[Flaminius]

ちょうじ is 丁子, a Japanese word for clove. As this spice looks like a nail, Chinese call it 丁子 or nail, according to the Japanese Wiki article.

 

[Anatoli]

ちょうじ is 丁子, a Japanese word for clove. As this spice looks like a nail, Chinese call it 丁子 or nail, according to the Japanese Wiki article.

Mandarin pronunciation is dīngzi (ding1 (1st tone) + zi (neutral tone).

 

[s_a_n_t_i]

Thanks!
According to this site and the one that Flam provided me, Clove is most cultivated in Indonesia, and sometimes is added to cigarettes (usually called "kreteks"), resulting 60% Tobacco and 40% Clove powder.

Now the whole sentence makes sense to me...
Thanks again.
Santi.