also: せきりゅう · じゃくろ
noun
pomegranate
Refers to the fruit or the tree Punica granatum. Commonly written in katakana as ザクロ.
秋になると、庭のザクロが赤く実る。
In autumn, the pomegranates in the garden turn red and ripen.
このジュースはザクロの果汁を使っています。
This juice uses pomegranate juice.
Kanji form; rarely used in practice. The reading ざくろ is standard.
Alternate kanji form; also read as せきりゅう in some contexts, but ざくろ is the common reading for this spelling.
Rare reading of the kanji form 石榴; primarily used in historical or specialized contexts.
Obsolete kana spelling; not used in modern Japanese.
The word is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a foreign language. The kanji forms 柘榴 and 石榴 are Chinese borrowings, but the Japanese reading ざくろ does not directly correspond to the expected on'yomi.