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Kotomora

杏

apricot

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョウ
  • アン
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • あんず

Nanori

  • りょう

Meaning

杏 centers on the apricot fruit, and by extension the apricot tree.

Most common words using 杏

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  • 杏あんず

    apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

  • 銀杏いちょう

    ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree

  • 銀杏ぎんなん

    ginkgo nut; gingko nut

  • 杏仁きょうにん

    apricot seed; apricot kernel

  • 杏林大学きょうりんだいがく

    Kyorin University

  • 杏林きょうりん

    apricot grove

  • アメリカ銀杏蟹アメリカいちょうがに

    Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister)

  • 大銀杏おおいちょう

    large ginkgo tree

  • 大銀杏髷おおいちょうまげ

    ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers

  • 宝冠杏葉章ほうかんきょうようしょう

    Order of the Precious Crown, Apricot

  • 巴旦杏はたんきょう

    plum; almond

  • 杏ジャムあんずジャム

    apricot jam

  • 杏仁油きょうにんゆ

    apricot kernel oil; apricot oil; persic oil

  • 杏仁豆腐あんにんどうふ

    (Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit

  • 杏花きょうか

    apricot flower

  • 杏茸あんずたけ

    chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

  • 杏酒あんずしゅ

    sake made from apricot

  • 杏露酒しんるちゅう

    Shinluchu (apricot wine)

  • 牡丹杏ぼたんきょう

    variety of Japanese plum

  • 銀杏歯鯨いちょうはくじら

    ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)

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Etymology

杏 combines 木 (tree) and 口 (mouth), likely representing the fruit of a tree that is eaten. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the tree-fruit association is broadly accepted.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 with a round fruit 口 hanging from it: that fruit is an apricot.

Reading mnemonic

For キョウ, imagine a giant apricot so big it casts a shadow over Kyoto (キョウ). The apricot tree stands tall, and its fruit is as famous as the city.