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カワノナツダイダイ (かわのなつだいだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カワノナツダイダイ

Meanings

1

noun

amanatsu; Japanese summer orange

usually written using kana alone

A less sour variety of the natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai). Often called 甘夏 (amanatsu) in everyday contexts.

See also: 甘夏

カワノナツダイダイは甘あま夏なつとも呼よばれ、生せい食しょくに適てきしている。
Kawanonatsudaidai, also called amanatsu, is suitable for eating fresh.
このジャムはカワノナツダイダイの果か皮ひを使つかっている。
This jam uses the peel of the Japanese summer orange.

Written forms

カワノナツダイダイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this citrus name; usually written in kana.
川かわ野の夏なつ橙だいだい
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in botanical or historical contexts.

Kanji

川stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
野

plains, field, rustic

夏summer

橙bitter orange

Similar words

甘あま夏なつ
Common name for the same fruit; カワノナツダイダイ is the full cultivar name, while 甘夏 is the everyday term.
夏なつみかん
Natsumikan is the broader species; カワノナツダイダイ is a specific, less sour cultivar.

Etymology

Named after the Kawano area and the natsudaidai (summer orange) species. The exact origin of the cultivar name is uncertain.