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.
Rare kanji spelling for 'apple'; the reading へいか is the standard on'yomi for these characters. The common word is りんご, usually written in kana.
Alternate on'yomi reading; even rarer than へいか.
Gikun/jukujikun reading; the kanji 苹果 are sometimes read as りんご in literary or stylistic contexts, but this is not the standard spelling.
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.