ありのみありのみじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounpeardated termusually written using kana aloneDated euphemism for 梨 (pear), traditionally used to avoid the homophone 無し (nothing). Now rare; 梨 is the normal word.See also: 梨の実昔むかしは縁えん起ぎを担かついで、梨なしのことを「ありの実み」と呼よぶことがあった。In the past, for luck, people sometimes called pears 'ari no mi' instead of 'nashi'.
