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, I think.

In japanese

Apple ː Ichigo

Banana ː Banana

Blackberry ː Kuroichigo

Blueberry ː Buruberi

Chestnust ː Kuri

Grape ː Budou

Lemon ː Lemon

Lime ː Lime

Mandarine ː Mikan

Mango ː Mango

Olive ː Olive

Orange ː Orange

Peach ː Momo

Pear ː Nashimono

Pineapple ː Houri

Plum ː Ume

Raspberry ː Kiichigo

Strawberry ː Ichigo

Tomato ː Banka

Watermelon ː Suica

Yuzu ːYuzu

Walnut ː Kurumi

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