also: ひょうか · りんご
noun
Rare term; the common Japanese word for apple is りんご, normally written in kana. 苹果 is a literary or stylistic kanji spelling, occasionally used in product names or poetic contexts.
See also: りんご
苹果は、りんごの漢字表記の一つで、あまり一般的ではない。
苹果 is one kanji representation for apple, but it is not very common.
The standard, everyday word for apple, usually written in kana. 苹果 is a rare kanji spelling for the same fruit.
The kanji 苹果 are Chinese characters for 'apple'. In Japanese, they are read with on'yomi (へいか, ひょうか) or the jukujikun reading りんご. The word itself is native Japanese, but this kanji spelling is rare and largely replaced by kana りんご.