柑
citrus, orange
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
20 of 28- 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
Study
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.