果物

• 読み: くだもの
• ローマ字: kudamono
• 漢字の分解: 果 (ka/kuda) — fruit, result; 物 (butsu/mono) — thing, object
• 発音: /kɯ.da.mo.no/

意味

Fruit. Refers to edible fruits in general.

A general term for all types of fruit. Fruit in Japan is often expensive and considered a luxury gift item. Popular Japanese fruits include みかん (mandarin oranges), りんご (apples), and いちご (strawberries). Fruit is commonly eaten as dessert rather than as a snack.

例文

1. 果物の中でりんごが一番好きです。
2. 毎朝果物を食べます。
3. この果物はとても甘いです。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, shopping, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 果 (ka, 'fruit/result') and 物 (mono, 'thing'). Literally 'fruit things.' An older reading くだもの preserves native Japanese phonetics rather than Sino-Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal