りんご

Alternative writings: 林檎, リンゴ
Frequency:
1

The apple fruit (Malus pumila), eaten raw or used in cooking and baking (e.g., apple pie).

NounUsually Kana

Examples

朝ごはんにりんごを一つ食べた。

I ate an apple for breakfast.

このレシピではりんごを薄切りにして焼く。

In this recipe you thinly slice the apples and bake them.

りんごはビタミンや食物繊維が豊富だ。

Apples are rich in vitamins and dietary fiber.

2

The apple tree (the tree that bears apples, Malus pumila).

NounUsually Kana

Examples

庭に古いりんごの木が一本ある。

There is an old apple tree in the garden.

その農園ではりんごの木を何年も育てている。

That farm has been cultivating apple trees for many years.