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フトモモ (ふともも) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フトモモ

Meanings

1

noun

rose apple; Malabar plum

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree Syzygium jambos and its fruit. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, the fruit is not widely known in Japan.

フトモモは東とう南なんアジア原げん産さんの果か樹じゅです。
The rose apple is a fruit tree native to Southeast Asia.
植しょく物ぶつ園えんでフトモモの花はなを見みました。
I saw rose apple flowers at the botanical garden.

Written forms

フトモモ
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling for this plant name.
蒲桃ふともも
Kanji form is rare and may be confused with other plant names; usually written in kana.

Kanji

蒲bullrush, flag, cattail
桃peach

Etymology

The Japanese name フトモモ is likely a phonetic adaptation, but the exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 蒲桃 are ateji (当て字) borrowed from Chinese, where they originally referred to a different plant.