果物
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 果 | 物 |
[edit] Etymology
Literally "thing of tree". Compound of ku (“tree”) and mono (“thing”). Medial -da- acts as a genitive marker also seen in kedamono (“beast”).
[edit] Noun
果物 (hiragana くだもの, romaji kudamono)
- Edible fruit. A more narrow definition is limited to edible fruit that grows on trees.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] See also
- 果実 (かじつ, kajitsu, “fruit (edible or otherwise)”)
[edit] References
- The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2
