noun
Japanese plum; Prunus salicina
Refers to the fruit of the Japanese plum tree, a small, round, often reddish or yellowish stone fruit. Not to be confused with 梅 (ume) or Western plums.
夏になると、すももが店先に並ぶ。
In summer, Japanese plums appear in storefronts.
すももは甘酸っぱくておいしい。
Japanese plums are sweet and sour and delicious.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The word すもも is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 李 is a Chinese character for plum, but its use for すもも is conventional rather than etymologically transparent. The exact derivation of the reading is uncertain.