also: ぽんかん
ponkan orange
A sweet, easy-to-peel citrus fruit, similar to a tangerine. The word is usually written in katakana.
I often eat ponkan oranges in winter.
This ponkan is sweet and juicy.
デコポン is a branded seedless citrus with a distinctive bump, whereas ポンカン is a different variety with seeds and a flatter shape.
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; the kanji 柑 means citrus.
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
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').