watermelon

Learn Fruits in Japanese

果物 (くだもの)
Fruits in Japanese

りんご

apple

洋梨

pear

みかん

clementine

peach

ぶどう

grape

Asian pear

さくらんぼ

cherry


5-Minute Fruit Break

Speaking of fruit, have you tried Sakuma drops?

They’re fruity hard candy that has been around since 1948. (The retro graphics and tin can!) The candy-size opening at the top allows you to take out one candy at a time—which means you never know which flavor you’ll get. ドキドキ! Eight colors and eight flavors—can you name them all?

*The packaging says 果汁入(かじゅう)り which means “with fruit juice”.



   


Back to Fruit names…

For listening and practicing:

・Watch the video and listen to the pronunciations. 
・Print and make your own Nihongo fruit flashcards here.


Or practice with
Quizlet. This set is free! You can get access to a whole set of essential Japanese words here.

Review:

いちご strawberry

オレンジ orange

かき persimmon

キウイ kiwi

さくらんぼ cherry

ザクロ pomegranate

すいか watermelon

なし Asian pear

パイナップル pineapple

バナナ banana

びわ loquat

ぶどう grapes

みかん clementine

メロン melon

もも peach

ゆず yuzu

ようなし pear

りんご apple

レモン lemon

FAQ: What’s the rule for writing in hiragana or katakana?

The standard rule is to write native Japanese words in hiragana and 外来語(がいらいご) (gairaigo), foreign borrowed words, in katakana. However, in biological contexts, fruits, vegetables, plants, and animals are written in katakana. You will often see Japanese fruit and vegetable names written in katakana in supermarkets and farmer’s markets.

If you’re ready for more:

Learn vegetables names in Japanese here, and learn how to count fruits and vegetables in Japanese in the video.


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