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Kotomora

桃

peach

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • もも

Nanori

  • み
  • もの

Meaning

桃 centers on the peach fruit, including the tree and its blossoms.

Most common words using 桃

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  • 桃もも
    N1

    peach (Prunus persica)

  • 胡桃くるみ

    walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

  • 桃太郎ももたろう

    Momotarō (Japanese folk tale and popular hero)

  • 桃色ももいろ

    pink (colour, color); peach

  • 白桃はくとう

    white peach

  • 桃園ももぞの

    peach orchard

  • 桃の節句もものせっく

    Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival

  • 扁桃へんとう

    almond

  • 桃尻ももじり

    someone who is bad at horse-riding

  • 桃花とうか

    peach blossom

  • 桃源郷とうげんきょう

    earthly paradise; Shangri-la

  • 桃李とうり

    peach and plum

  • 扁桃腺へんとうせん

    tonsil

  • 桃源とうげん

    earthly paradise; Shangri-la

  • 桜桃おうとう

    cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)

  • 苔桃こけもも

    lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); cowberry

  • しだれ桃しだれもも

    weeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)

  • 信濃胡桃しなのぐるみ

    common walnut (Juglans regia); Persian walnut; English walnut

  • 唐桃からもも

    apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

  • 夾竹桃きょうちくとう

    oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay

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Etymology

桃 combines 木 (tree) with 兆, which likely contributes the sound. The character refers to the peach tree and its fruit.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 with a sign of abundance 兆: imagine a peach tree heavy with ripe fruit.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture a peach tree growing at the toe of a hill: toe -> トウ, and the tree is laden with peaches.