“Welcome to the world of fruits in Japanese! Japanese culture places great value on aesthetics and food quality, and fruits, called Kudamono, are no exception. Let's explore some of the most popular fruits in Japan and learn some useful words to describe them.”
Some fruits have been cultivated in Japan for many centuries, and they were given an original name in Kanji or Hiragana. Other fruits that were brought from other countries gained their names based on the original name using Katakana.
If you have a little knowledge of English or other languages, you will notice that some names are derived from English like Orenji (orange) / Banana (banana).
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How to say Fruit in Japanese?
Kudamono [果物] is the main Japanese word for fruit, but there are other ways to say fruit in Japanese, such as Kajitsu [果実], and the English transliteration of Fruit which in Japanese is Furuutsu [フルーツ].
Other ways to say fruit in Japanese are:
- 果物 (kajitsu) - this is the most common word in Japanese for fruit in general. It is composed of the characters 果 (ka), which means "fruit" or "fruit", and 物 (mono), which means "thing" or "object".
- フルーツ (furūtsu) - fruits this is a word in katakana (one of the Japanese writing systems) that refers to fruit in general, but is more commonly used to refer to fruits of western origin, such as apples and pears.
- 果実 (kajitsu) - this word means "fruit" or "fruit" in a more scientific or botanical sense, referring to the reproductive organ of the plant that contains the seeds.
- I'm sorry, but "実 (mi)" is a Japanese word and it doesn't have a direct translation in English. Can you provide more context or information about how this word is being used? this is a character that means "fruit" or "fruit", but is more commonly used in specific fruit names, such as 梨 (nashi), which means "Japanese pear".
- 果 (ka) - fruit this is a character that means "fruit" or "fruit" and is commonly used in specific fruit names, such as 桃 (momo), which means "peach".
Japanese fruit list
Fruit | Japanese | Rōmaji |
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Fruit | 果物 | kudamono |
Fruit | フルーツ | furu-tsu |
Litter | 林檎 | ringo |
Orange | オレンジ | orange |
Banana | バナナ | banana |
Watermelon | 西瓜 | Watermelon |
Strawberry | 苺 | イチゴ | strawberry |
Lemon | 檸檬 | row |
Peach | 桃 | momo |
Pear | 梨 | nashi |
Manga | マンゴー | manga- |
Durian | ドリアン | dorian |
Pineapple | パイナップル | painappuru |
Tangerine | 蜜柑 | mikan |
Grape | 葡萄 | budou |
Pass grape | 干し葡萄 | hoshi budou |
Plum | 梅 | plum |
Damascus | 杏 | anzu |
Damascus | アプリコット | apurikotto |
Cherry | サクランボ | sakurambo |
Cherry | チェリー | cheri- |
Khaki | 柿 | kaki |
Fig | 無花果 | ichijiku |
Brunette | 栗 | kuri |
Pomelo / Christmas Orange [A type of lemon] | 柚/柚子 | yuzu |
Pomegranate | 石榴 | pomegranate |
Melon | メロン | meron |
Guava | グアバ | guaba |
Kiwi | キウイ | kiui |
Papaya | パパイヤ | papaya |
Poop | ココナッツ | kokonattsu |
Grapefruit | グレープフルーツ | gure-pu furu-tsu |
jackfruit | ジャックフルーツ | jakku furu-tsu |
Blueberry | ブルーベリー | buru- beri- |
Blackberry | ブラックベリー | burakku beri- |
Raspberry | 木苺 | kiichigo |
Raspberry | ラズベリー | razu beri- |
Avocado | アボカド | avocado |
lime | ライム | raimu |
Nut | 木の実 | konomi |
Berry | 漿果 | shiyouka |
Plum | プラム | puramu |
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- abokado (アボカド) - Avocado
- akebi (アケビ) - Akebia
- amanatsu (アマナツ) - chinese cider
- amondo (アーモンド) - Almond
- anz (アンズ) - Damascus
- asellor (アセロラ) - acerola
- banana (バナナ) - Banana
- beri-rui (ベリー類) - berries
- biwa, bipa びわ、枇杷) - Loquat, Japanese Loquat
- budou (ブドウ) - Grape
- buntan (ブンタン) - Shaddock
- burakkuberi (ブラックベリー) - Blackberry
- burubberi (ブルーベリー) - Blueberry
- cherimoya (チェリモヤ) - Cherimoya, chirimuya
- doragonfuruutsu (ドラゴンフルーツ) - dragon fruits
- dorian (ドリアン) - Durian
- garana (ガラナ) - guarana
- gorinshi (ゴレンシ) - Star fruit
- guava (グアヴァ) - Guava
- gumi (グミ) - Olive tree
- guranadira (グラナディラ) - grenadilla, grenadilla
- gureepu, budou, budou, puta (グレープ、ブドウ、ぶどう、葡萄) - Grapes
- gureepufuruutsu (グレープフルーツ) - Grapefruit
- hoozuki, hoozuki, oniou, saisarisu (ホオズキ、ほおずき、鬼灯、サイサリス) - Physalis
- ichigo (いちご) - Strawberry
- ichijiku (いちじく) - fig tree
- janboran (ジャンボラン) - java plum
- kaki (カキ) - Khaki
- kamiausu (カミアス) - shirts
- kankitsu-rui, kantou-rui (カンキツ類、柑橘類) - citrus
- kantaroopu (カンタロープ) - Cantaloupe
- karin (カリン) - Quince
- kashunattsu (カシューナッツ) - cashew tree
- kasutaadoappuru (カスタードアップル) - pine cone
- kinkan (キンカン) - kumquat
- kiwi (キウイ) - kiwi fruit
- kokonattsu (ココナッツ) - Poop
- kuranberi (クランベリー) - Cranberry
- mangosuchin (マンゴスチン) - Mnngosteen
- mangou (マンゴー) - Manga
- meron (メロン) - Melon
- mikan, mikan, mikan (ミカン、みかん、蜜柑) - Mandarin, Tangerine
- nagamipannoki (ナガミパンノキ) - jackfruit
- nashi, nashi (なし、梨) - Pear
- natsume (ナツメ) - jujube
- natsumeyashi no mi (ナツメヤシの実) - Date
- neeburu (ネーブル) - navel orange
- nektarin (ネクタリン) - Nectarine
- nippayashi no mi (ニッパヤシの実) - nipa palm fruit
- orenji (オレンジ) - Orange
- painappuru (パイナップル) - Pineapple
- pan no ki (パンの木) - breadfruit
- papaiya (パパイヤ) - Papaya
- passhonfuruutsu (パッションフルーツ) - passion fruit
- piichi, momo, momo (ピーチ、もも、桃) - Peach
- ponkan (ポンカン) - ponkan orange
- puruun (プルーン) - plum, european plum
- raichi (ライチ) - lychee
- raimu (ライム) - lime
- ranbuutan (ランブータン) - rambutan
- ransa (ランサ) - Duku, Langsat
- razuberi (ラズベリー) - Raspberry
- remon (レモン) - Lemon
- renbu (レンブ) - water apple
- rezun, goshi budou (レーズン、干しブドウ) - raisins
- ringo (りんご) - Apple
- rongan, ryuugan, ryuuen (ロンガン、りゅうがん、竜眼、龍眼) - Longan, Dragon's Eye Fruit
- sakuranbo (さくらんぼ) - Cherry
- sapojira (サポジラ) - sapodilla
- sarakyashi (サラクヤシ) - salak
- satooyashi no mi (サトウヤシの実) - palm fruit
- shokuyouhoozuki (ショクヨウホオズキ) - ground cherry
- suguri (スグリ) - Gooseberry
- suika (スイカ) - Watermelon
- sumomo (スモモ) - Plum
- sutafuruutsu, gorenko (スターフルーツ、五斂子) - starfruit
- tahichimonbishi (タヒチモンビシ) - otaheite apple
- togabanturaishi no mi (トゲバンレイシの実) - Soursop
- ume (ウメ) - japanese apricot
- yamamomo (ヤマモモ) - Waxberry
- zakuro (ザクロ) - Pomegranate
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Pieces of fruits in Japanese
Below we will see some terms referring to parts of fruits in Japanese such as berries, nectar, seed and others.
Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
berries | ベリー類 | berii-rui |
citrine | 柑橘類 | kankitstu-rui |
fruit core | 芯 | shin |
meat | 果肉 | kudamotsu |
sumo | 果汁 | kujiru |
nectar | とろみのある果汁 | toromi no aru kujiru |
peeling, skin | 皮 | kawa |
seed, kernel | 種、核 | tane kaku |
pulp | 果肉 小胞 | kudamotsu kōhō |
seed | 種 | tane |
enthusiasm | 皮 | kawa |