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果物

果物

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

果物 (hiragana くだもの, romaji kudamono)

  1. edible fruit that grows on trees or shrubs, such as oranges and apples, or sweet edible fruit that grows along the ground, such as strawberries and melons
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 果物 (*guɑ *miət, literally fruit thing). Compare modern Mandarin 果物 (guǒwù) (rare), Cantonese 果物 (gwo2 mat6) (rare).

Rarely used in modern Japanese.

Pronunciation

Noun

果物 (hiragana かぶつ, romaji kabutsu, historical hiragana くわぶつ)

  1. (rare) fruit
Usage notes

The kudamono reading is much more common in modern Japanese.

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2