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Kotomora

柑

citrus, orange

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • コン
  • カン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

柑 centers on citrus fruit, especially the orange. It refers to the tree and its fruit, with a focus on the sweet, edible kind.

Most common words using 柑

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  • 蜜柑みかん
    N5

    mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; clementine; satsuma

  • 柑橘かんきつ

    citrus; citrus fruit

  • 柑橘類かんきつるい

    citrus; citrus fruit

  • 金柑きんかん

    kumquat; cumquat

  • 三宝柑さんぼうかん

    sanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata)

  • 丸仏手柑まるぶしゅかん

    citron (Citrus medica)

  • 仏手柑ぶっしゅかん

    Buddha's hand (Citrus medica sarcodactylus); fingered citron

  • 伊予柑いよかん

    iyokan (Citrus iyo)

  • 四季柑しきかん

    Calamansi (Citrus x microcarpa)

  • 夏柑なつかん

    natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange

  • 小蜜柑草こみかんそう

    chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria); gripeweed; shatterstone; stonebreaker; leafflower

  • 晩柑ばんかん

    late-ripening citrus (e.g. pomelo)

  • 柑子栗毛こうじくりげ

    sorrel (horse coat color)

  • 柑子色こうじいろ

    orange; saffron

  • 柑果かんか

    hesperidium

  • 柚柑ゆこう

    yukou (Citrus yuko); Japanese citrus variety

  • 桶柑たんかん

    tankan orange (Citrus tankan); tankan mandarin

  • 河内晩柑かわちばんかん

    kawachi-bankan pomelo

  • 油柑ゆかん

    emblic myrobalan (Phyllanthus emblica); emblic; myrobalan; Indian gooseberry; Malacca tree; amla; amalika

  • 甘夏柑あまなつかん

    amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan

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Etymology

柑 combines 木 (tree) with 甘 (sweet), reflecting a tree that produces sweet fruit. This is a straightforward semantic compound.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 that bears sweet 甘 fruit: that's an orange tree. Picture a branch heavy with sweet citrus.

Reading mnemonic

For コン, imagine a cone-shaped pile of oranges under the tree: cone -> コン, and the sweet citrus is ready to eat.