果か樹じゅ

か

じゅ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

fruit tree

Refers to trees cultivated for their edible fruit, such as apple, peach, or citrus trees. Often used in agricultural or gardening contexts.

この地ち域いきでは果か樹じゅの栽さい培ばいが盛さかんです。
Fruit tree cultivation is thriving in this region.
庭にわに何なん本ぼんかの果か樹じゅを植うえました。
I planted several fruit trees in the garden.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に果か樹じゅを植うえるto plant fruit trees in a place
庭にわに果か樹じゅを植うえた。
I planted fruit trees in the garden.
果か樹じゅを栽さい培ばいするto cultivate/grow fruit trees
この地ち域いきでは果か樹じゅを栽さい培ばいする農のう家かが多おおい。
Many farmers in this area grow fruit trees.
果か樹じゅの剪せん定ていをするto prune fruit trees
冬ふゆになると果か樹じゅの剪せん定ていをする。
We prune the fruit trees when winter comes.

Kanji

果fruit, reward, carry out
樹timber, trees, wood

Don't confuse with

果物くだものN5
果樹 is the tree itself that produces fruit, while 果物 is the edible fruit that comes from it, so 果樹にはミカンがなる but ミカンを食べる is 果物 to eat.

Counted with

元もとN2
Counts planted trees and shrubs at the root — literary; everyday speech usually uses 本 or 株.
株しゅ
Fruit trees (果樹) are naturally counted as trees, typically with 本 or 株, e.g. 果樹1株.

Word family

果か樹じゅ園えん
orchard; fruit farm
果か樹じゅ園えん芸げい
fruit growing; fruit horticulture
果か樹じゅ栽さい培ばい
fruit growing; pomiculture
果か樹じゅ園えん芸げい学がく
pomology; fruit crop science
果か樹じゅ栽さい培ばい者しゃ
orchardist; fruit grower

Written forms

果か樹じゅUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; no kana-only variant is common.
かじゅUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 果 (fruit) and 樹 (tree). The reading かじゅ is the on'yomi for both characters.