Here’s a comprehensive list of Japanese fruit words for you to know.
Romaji is included to help you make sense of the readings.
You’ll also find a PDF for these words at the end.
But first, here are the basic words for fruit. For example, vegetable in Japanese is “kudamono.”
| English | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 果物 / フルーツ | Kudamono / furuutsu |
| Fresh fruit | 新鮮な果物 | shinsen na kudamono |
| Cut fruit | カットフルーツ | katto furuutsu |
| Dried fruit | 乾燥果物 | kansō kabutsu |
| Frozen fruit | 冷凍果物 | reitō kabutsu |
| Fruit juice | フルーツジュース | furuutsu juusu |
| Fruit peel/skin | 果皮 | kahi |
| Fruit seeds | 果実の種 | kajitsu no tane |
| Fruit pulp | 果肉 | kaniku |
| Ripe fruit | 熟した果物 | jukushita kudamono |
| Unripe fruit | 未熟な果物 | mijuku na kudamono |
| Tropical fruit | 熱帯果物 | nettai kabutsu |
| Citrus fruit | 柑橘類 | kankitsurui |
| Seasonal fruit | 季節の果物 | kisetsu no kudamono |
| Rotten fruit | 腐った果物 | kusatta kudamono |
Now, let’s get into the actual Japanese fruit vocabulary.
| English | Japanese (Kanji) | Kana | Romaji |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 林檎 | りんご | ringo |
| Orange | – | オレンジ | orenji |
| Banana | – | バナナ | banana |
| Grape | 葡萄 | ぶどう | budō |
| Strawberry | 苺 | いちご | ichigo |
| Watermelon | 西瓜 | すいか | suika |
| Melon | – | メロン | meron |
| Peach | 桃 | もも | momo |
| Plum | 梅 | うめ | ume |
| Japanese Pear | 梨 | なし | nashi |
| Persimmon | 柿 | かき | kaki |
| Cherry | 桜ん坊 | さくらんぼ | sakuranbo |
| Pineapple | – | パイナップル | painappuru |
| Mango | – | マンゴー | mangō |
| Lemon | 檸檬 | レモン | remon |
| Lime | – | ライム | raimu |
| Kiwi | – | キウイ | kiui |
| Fig | 無花果 | いちじく | ichijiku |
| Pomegranate | 柘榴 | ざくろ | zakuro |
| Coconut | – | ココナッツ | kokonattsu |
| Blueberry | – | ブルーベリー | burūberī |
| Raspberry | 木苺 | きいちご | kiichigo |
| Blackberry | – | ブラックベリー | burakkuberī |
| Cranberry | – | クランベリー | kuranberī |
| Avocado | – | アボカド | abokado |
| Chestnut | 栗 | くり | kuri |
| Loquat | 枇杷 | びわ | biwa |
| Passionfruit | – | パッションフルーツ | passhon furūtsu |
| Starfruit | – | スターフルーツ | sutā furūtsu |
| Lychee | – | ライチ | raichi |
| Guava | – | グアバ | guaba |
| Papaya | – | パパイヤ | papaiya |
| Date (fruit) | – | デーツ | dētsu |
| Mulberry | 桑の実 | くわのみ | kuwa no mi |
| Yuzu (Citrus) | 柚子 | ゆず | yuzu |
| Sudachi | 酢橘 | すだち | sudachi |
| Japanese Apricot | 杏 | あんず | anzu |
Now you know a bit of Japanese fruit vocabulary.
Let me know if I’m missing any.
Here’s a bonus PDF to help you remember all the words for fruits. You can also find it on my Japanese PDF Lessons.
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