Language/Japanese/Vocabulary/Fruits

Fruits in japanese.

Sometimes, fruits are called by their english name, sometimes by their japanese name.

It depends of the context.

Words

• Apple ː Ringo　リンゴ

• Banana ː Banana　バナナ

• Blackberry ː Burakkuberī　ブラックベリー

• Blueberry ː Burūberī　ブルーベリー

• Chestnust ː Kuri　栗

• Grape ː Budō, Gurēpu　葡萄、グレープ

• Lemon ː Remon　レモン

• Lime ː Raime　ライム

• Mandarine ː Mikan　ミカン

• Mango ː Mangō　マンゴー

• Olive ː Orību　オリーブ

• Orange ː Orenji　オレンジ

• Peach ː Momo　桃

• Pear ː Nashi　梨

• Pineapple ː Painappuru　パイナップル

• Plum ː Ume　梅

• Raspberry ː Razuberī　ラズベリー

• Strawberry ː Ichigo　イチゴ

• Tomato ː Tomato　トマト

• Watermelon ː Suika　スイカ

• Yuzu ː Yuzu　ゆず

• Walnut ː Kurumi　くるみ

I wrote this article on October 31st (2016). So what more natural than talking about the october most famous fruit/vegetable? How it is called in japanese? We say ː KABOCHAǃǃ

Fruits in culture

• Where could we find fruits in popular culture?

• There is a song, sang by AV (Adult Video) idols called Banana-Mango High School.

The meaning is pretty clear I guess. But why Mango? Because in japanese, women genitals are called "manko".

• In the manga "To Love" (available in France...) Some characters wear names of fruits. Mikan, Momo...

• In Tokyo aera, the publc transportation pass card is called ː Suica cardǃ

• Recently (October 2016), Entertainer Piko Taro released a viral video song ː Pen Pineapple-Apple Pen and hit the GUINESS RECORD.

• Famous alcohol is called ː Umeshuu.

• One of the princesses from Mario games is called "Peach".

Authors

BriceJ