杏あんず

あ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

apricot

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the fruit or the tree Prunus armeniaca. Commonly written in kana.

あんずのジャムを作つくった。
I made apricot jam.
庭にわにあんずの木きがある。
There is an apricot tree in the garden.

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Usage patterns

杏あんずの花はなが咲さくapricot blossoms bloom
庭にわの杏あんずの花はなが咲さいた。
The apricot blossoms in the garden have bloomed.
杏あんずをジャムにするto turn apricots into jam
採とれた杏あんずをジャムにした。
I made jam out of the apricots I picked.

Kanji

杏apricot
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

アプリコット
杏 is the native Japanese/kanji term for the apricot fruit or tree, while アプリコット is the katakana loanword often used for imported or Western-style apricot products.

Counted with

果か
phala; attained state; result · enlightenment; fruits of practice · fruit · counter for pieces of fruit

Word family

アンズタケ
chanterelle mushroom
杏あんず酒しゅ
apricot sake; apricot wine
杏あんずジャム
apricot jam

Written forms

杏あんずUsage28%
Standard kanji spelling, though the word is usually written in kana.
あんずUsage36%
Kana spelling is the most common written form.
杏あん子ずUsage21%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common and may be confused with other readings.
アンズUsage15%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used in botanical or commercial contexts.

Etymology

The Japanese word あんず is derived from the Chinese reading of 杏子 (xìngzi). The exact historical path is uncertain, but it entered Japanese as a loanword for the apricot fruit.