ちょうじ

s_a_n_t_i

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Spanish (Argentina)
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)


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
 
  • 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.
     
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