ポンカン (ponkan) Japanese meaning: ponkan orange | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 This ponkan is sweet and juicy.
Written forms
ポンカンUsage87%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ぽんかんUsage13%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
ポン柑
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the kanji 柑 means citrus.
椪柑
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
凸柑
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
Etymology
The name is believed to derive from the Indian city of Pune (formerly Poona), where the fruit was first cultivated, combined with 柑 (kan, 'citrus').