バナナ

• 読み: バナナ
• ローマ字: banana
• 発音: /ba.na.na/

意味

Banana. A widely consumed tropical fruit, one of the most popular fruits in Japan.

Written in katakana as it is a loanword from English (or Portuguese). Japan imports most of its bananas, primarily from the Philippines. Bananas are one of the first fruit words learners encounter and are a staple in Japanese supermarkets and convenience stores.

例文

1. 朝ごはんにバナナを食べました。
2. バナナは安くておいしいです。
3. スーパーでバナナを三本買った。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, shopping, breakfast

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'banana,' which itself derives from a West African language (Wolof). The word entered Japanese during the Meiji era as foreign fruits became more widely available.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji era

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal