"Welcome to the world of fruits in Japanese! Japanese culture greatly values aesthetics and the quality of food, and fruits, called Kudamono, are no exceptions. 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:
- Fruit (kajitsu) - this is the most common word in Japanese to refer to fruits in general. It is composed of the characters 果 (ka), which means "fruit" or "result", and 物 (mono), which means "thing" or "object".
- Fruits - this is a word in katakana (one of the Japanese writing systems) that refers to fruits in general, but it 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.
- 実 (mi) - this is a character that means "fruit," but it is more commonly used in the names of specific fruits, such as 梨 (nashi), which means "Japanese pear."
- Ka (果) - This is a character that means "fruit" and is commonly used in the names of specific fruits, such as 桃 (momo), which means "peach."
Japanese fruit list
| Fruit | Japanese | Rōmaji |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit | Fruit | fruit |
| Fruit | Fruit | fruit |
| Apple | Apple | ringo |
| Orange | Orange | orenji |
| Banana | banana | banana |
| Watermelon | watermelon | watermelon |
| Strawberry | Strawberry | Ichigo | ichigo |
| Lemon | lemon | lemon |
| Peach | Peach | momo |
| Pera | Pear | nashi |
| Manga | Mango | mango- |
| Durian | durian | Dorian |
| Pineapple | pineapple | pineapple |
| Tangerine | mandarin orange | mikan |
| Grape | grape | grape |
| grape | dried grapes | hoshi budou |
| Plum | Plum | ume |
| Damascus | Apricot | apricot |
| Damascus | apricot | apurikotto |
| Cherry | Cherry | cherry blossom |
| Cherry | cherry | cherry- |
| Persimmon | kaki | kaki |
| Fig | fig | ichijiku |
| Chestnut | 栗 | chestnut |
| Pomelo / Christmas Orange [A type of lemon] | Yuzu | yuzu |
| Pomegranate | pomegranate | pomegranate |
| Melon | melon | meron |
| Guava | Guava | guaba |
| Kiwi | kiwi | kiui |
| Papaya | papaya | papaya |
| Coco | coconut | kokonattsu |
| Grapefruit | grapefruit | gure-pu furu-tsu |
| Jackfruit | jackfruit | jakku furu-tsu |
| Blueberry | blueberry | blueberry |
| Blackberry | Blackberry | black berry- |
| Raspberry | raspberry | kiichigo |
| Raspberry | Raspberry | razu beri- |
| Avocado | avocado | avocado |
| Lima | lime | raimu |
| Knife | nut | konomi |
| Baga | berry | shiyouka |
| Plum | plum | puramu |
+ 100 Fruits in Japanese [List]
- abokado (アボカド) - Avocado
- akebi (アケビ) - Akebia
- amanatsu (アマナツ) - Chinese citron
- amondo (アーモンド) - Almond
- apricot (アンズ) - Apricot
- asellor (アセロラ) - acerola
- banana (バナナ) - Banana
- berry fruit (ベリー類) - fruit
- loquat, Japanese loquat (びわ、枇杷) - Loquat, Japanese loquat
- budou (ブドウ) - Grape
- buntan (ブンタン) - Shaddock
- blackberry - Berry
- blueberry (ブルーベリー) - Blueberry
- cherimoya (チェリモヤ) - Cherimoya, chirimuya
- dragon fruit (ドラゴンフルーツ) - dragon fruits
- dorian (ドリアン) - Durian
- guaraná (ガラナ) - guaraná
- gorinshi (ゴレンシ) - Starfruit
- guava (グアヴァ) - Guava
- gumi (グミ) - Jambolan
- guranadira (グラナディラ) - Granadilha, granadilha
- grapes, grapes, grapes, grapes (グレープ、ブドウ、ぶどう、葡萄) - Grapes
- grapefruit (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, Fig tree
- janboran (ジャンボラン) - Java plum
- kaki (カキ) - Persimmon
- kamiausu (カミアス) - camias
- citrus fruits, citrus - Citrino
- kantaroopu (カンタロープ) - Cantaloupe
- karin (カリン) - Quince
- kashunattsu (カシューナッツ) - cashew tree
- custard apple (カスタードアップル) - fruit
- kinkan (キンカン) - kumquat
- kiwi (キウイ) - Kiwi, fruits
- kokonattsu (ココナッツ) - Coconut
- cranberry (クランベリー) - Oxicoco
- mangosuchin (マンゴスチン) - Mangosteen
- mango (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
- date fruit (ナツメヤシの実) - Meeting
- neeburu (ネーブル) - Navel orange
- nectarine (ネクタリン) - Nectarine
- nippayashi no mi (ニッパヤシの実) - fruit of the nipa palm
- orenji (オレンジ) - Orange
- painappuru (パイナップル) - Pineapple
- breadfruit tree (パンの木) - breadfruit
- papaya (パパイヤ) - Papaya
- ion fruit (パッションフルーツ) - ion fruit
- peach, peach, peach (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
- rambutan (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
- raisin, dried grape (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 eye fruit
- sakuranbo (さくらんぼ) - Cherry
- sapojira (サポジラ) - Sabará
- 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) - Blackcurrant
- suika (スイカ) - Watermelon
- sumomo (スモモ) - Plum
- starfruit, gorenko (スターフルーツ、五斂子) - carambola
- tahichimonbishi (タヒチモンビシ) - Otaheite apple
- Graviola (トゲバンレイシの実) - Graviola
- ume (ウメ) - Japanese apricot
- yamamomo (ヤマモモ) - Waxberry
- zakuro (ザクロ) - Pomegranate
Pieces of fruits in Japanese
Below we will see some referring to parts of fruits in Japanese such as berries, nectar, seed and others.
| Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
| bagas | Berries | berry species |
| citrine | Citrus fruits | kankitstu-rui |
| fruit core | Core | shin |
| meat | flesh | fruit |
| sumo | fruit juice | whale |
| nectar | Thick juice | whale with a dream |
| peeling, skin | Skin | river |
| seed, kernel | Seeds, nucleus | tane kaku |
| pulp | 果肉 小胞 | kudamotsu kōhō |
| seed | 種 | seed |
| enthusiasm | Skin | river |
