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.

Vocabulary

Apple	Ringo		リンゴ
Banana	Banana		バナナ
Blackberry	Burakkuberī		ブラックベリー
Blueberry	Burūberī		ブルーベリー
Chestnust	Kuri	栗
Grape	Budō, Gurēpu	葡萄	グレープ
Lemon	Remon		レモン
Lime	Raime		ライム
Mandarine	Mikan		ミカン
Mango	Mangō		マンゴー
Olive	Orību		オリーブ
Orange	Orenji		オレンジ
Peach	Momo	桃
Pear	Nashi	梨
Pineapple	Painappuru		パイナップル
Plum	Ume	梅
Raspberry	Razuberī		ラズベリー
Strawberry	Ichigo		イチゴ
Tomato	Tomato		トマト
Watermelon	Suika		スイカ
Yuzu	Yuzu	ゆず
Walnut	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 sayː 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