Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• くだ​もの (Nakadaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝda̠mo̞no̞]

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

Synonyms

• フルーツ ‎(furūtsu)

Derived terms

See also

• 果実 (かじつ) ‎(kajitsu): fruit (edible or otherwise)
• 実 (み) ‎(mi): a seed, a berry, a fruit, a nut
• 青果物 (せいかぶつ) ‎(seikabutsu): garden stuff, greenstuff
• 八百屋 (やおや) ‎(yaoya): a greengrocer

Etymology 2

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

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯᵝt͡sɯᵝ]

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