かりん

noun

Burmese rosewood; angsana; amboyna

A tropical tree (Pterocarpus indicus) valued for its timber; the name かりん is sometimes applied to this species in Japanese, though it is distinct from the quince.

• かりん（カリン）は、東とう南なんアジア原げん産さんの高こう木ぼくで、美うつくしい花はなを咲さかせる。

  The Burmese rosewood (karin) is a tall tree native to Southeast Asia that produces beautiful flowers.

noun

flowering quince; Chinese quince

Refers to Chaenomeles sinensis (formerly Pseudocydonia sinensis), a deciduous tree with fragrant fruit often used for preserves and liqueurs. This is the most common meaning of かりん in everyday Japanese.

• 庭にわにかりんの木きを植うえた。

  I planted a flowering quince tree in the garden.

• かりんの実みは香かおりが良よく、ジャムや果か実じつ酒しゅに使つかわれる。

  The fruit of the flowering quince is fragrant and used for jam and fruit liqueur.

noun

quince

Specifically Cydonia oblonga, the common quince of Western origin. In Japanese, かりん may sometimes refer to this species, but it is less common than the Chinese quince. Often distinguished as マルメロ or 西洋かりん.

• 西せい洋ようかりん（マルメロ）は、かりんとは別べつの種しゅ類るいだ。

  The common quince (marumero) is a different species from the Chinese quince.