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

• 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