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noun[C, U]
fruit; an edible, usually sweet plant product such as an apple, orange, or banana.
kudamono
Pronunciation
Etymology
Written with 果 meaning “fruit; result” and 物 meaning “thing”; the reading kudamono is a native Japanese reading applied to this compound.
Examples
朝食に果物を食べます。
chōshoku ni kudamono o tabemasu.
I eat fruit for breakfast.
この店は新鮮な果物を売っています。
kono mise wa shinsen na kudamono o utte imasu.
This shop sells fresh fruit.
季節の果物を使ったデザートです。
kisetsu no kudamono o tsukatta dezāto desu.
It is a dessert made with seasonal fruit.
Character Breakdown
果
ka
fruit; result
物
mono
thing; object
Collocations
果物を食べる
新鮮な果物
季節の果物
果物をむく
果物屋
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