りんご
Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
The common fruit. Used in everyday contexts.
I eat an apple every morning.
This apple is sweet and delicious.
2
apple tree
usually written using kana alone
Refers to the tree itself (Malus pumila). Less common than the fruit sense; often specified as りんごの木 in everyday speech.
I planted an apple tree in the garden.
Usage patterns
- りんごをむくto peel an apple
My mother always peels an apple for me.
- りんごが実るfor an apple tree to bear fruit
Apples ripen when autumn comes.
- りんごを絞るto squeeze/press apples (to make juice)
This juice is made by pressing fresh apples.