果物くだもの

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

fruit

General term for edible fruit; used in everyday contexts.

毎まい朝あさ、果物くだものを食たべます。
I eat fruit every morning.
この店みせでは新しん鮮せんな果物くだものを売うっている。
This shop sells fresh fruit.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の皮かわをむくto peel (a fruit)
リンゴの皮かわをむいて食たべた。
I peeled the apple and ate it.
果物くだものが熟じゅくすfor fruit to ripen
この果物くだものはまだ熟じゅくしていない。
This fruit hasn't ripened yet.
果物くだものを絞しぼってジュースにするto squeeze fruit into juice
毎まい朝あさ、果物くだものを絞しぼってジュースを作つくります。
Every morning I squeeze fruit to make juice.

Expressions

果物くだものの王おう様さまking of fruits; durian

Kanji

果fruit, reward, carry out
物thing, object, matter
菓candy, cakes, fruit

Related words

フルーツN1
フルーツ is a loanword often used on menus or in casual/trendy contexts, while 果物 is the standard everyday Japanese word for fruit.
果か
果物 is the common, everyday word for fruit, while 果 alone rarely stands by itself and mostly appears inside compounds.
果か実じつN3
果実 is the formal or technical term for fruit that also covers nuts and berries, while 果物 is the everyday word for edible fruit.
木きの実み
果物 refers to cultivated, edible fruit sold and eaten as food, while 木の実 is broader and includes wild nuts and berries that may not be eaten.
青せい果か
果物 refers only to fruit, while 青果 covers both fruit and vegetables as a single trade category.

Opposites

野や菜さいN5
野菜 means 'vegetable', the everyday counterpart category to 果物 (fruit) in Japanese cooking and diet.

Don't confuse with

果か樹じゅ
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.
菓か子しN4
菓子 (confectionery) and 果物 (fruit) share the kanji 果 and are historically related, but 菓子 refers to manufactured sweets while 果物 means natural fruit.

Counted with

個こN5
Used for counting individual pieces of fruit (果物).
皿さらN4
Counts platefuls — dishes as servings (餃子を二皿).
盛もり
Counts heaped servings (一盛り).

Word family

唐菓子からくだもの
deep-fried Chinese-style pastry
果物くだもの屋や
fruit shop; fruit seller; greengrocer
果物くだもの畑ばたけ
orchard
果物くだもの籠かご
fruit basket
果物くだものナイフ
fruit knife; paring knife
果物くだもの時計とけい草そう
passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)

Written forms

果物Usage89%
- くだもの
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading くだもの is a jukujikun.
- かぶつ
くだものUsage11%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for learners.
菓物くだもの
rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Rarely used kanji form; 果物 is overwhelmingly preferred.
かぶつ

Etymology

The reading くだもの is a jukujikun, where the kanji 果 (fruit) and 物 (thing) are read with the native Japanese word for fruit. The origin of くだもの itself is uncertain, but it is a basic vocabulary item.