桃もも

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

peach (fruit); peach tree

Refers to both the fruit and the tree (Prunus persica). Common in everyday language and culinary contexts.

夏なつになると、甘あまい桃ももが食たべたくなる。

When summer comes, I crave sweet peaches.

庭にわに桃ももの木きを植うえた。

I planted a peach tree in the garden.

Expressions

桃もも栗くり三さん年ねん柿かき八はち年ねんit often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; peach and chestnut seeds take three years, persimmons take eight

Kanji

桃peach

Related words

ピーチ
桃 is the standard native Japanese word for the fruit, while ピーチ is the katakana loanword typically used for flavors, drinks, and Western-style product names.

Don't confuse with

すもも
桃 (もも) and すもも sound similar and are both stone fruits, but すもも is the Japanese plum, a different and much smaller fruit.
ネクタリン
ネクタリン (nectarine) is a smooth-skinned relative of 桃 but is treated as a distinct fruit in Japanese rather than a variety of 桃.
桜さくらN4
桜 is the ornamental cherry blossom tree grown for its flowers, while 桃 is the peach tree grown mainly for its fruit, even though both are Prunus species.

Counted with

果か
Formal/botanical counter for fruits; everyday speech uses 個 or つ.
株かぶN2
Use 株 when counting peach trees as plants, rather than the fruit itself.

Word family· 12

桃もも色いろ
pink; peach color
桃もも園ぞの
peach orchard
桃もも尻じり
bad at horse-riding; unsteady rider · fidgety person; restless person
コケモモ
lingonberry; cowberry

Written forms

桃ももUsage51%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
モモUsage29%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.
ももUsage20%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Native Japanese word. The kanji 桃 is a phono-semantic compound with 木 (tree) and 兆 (omen/sign), but the reading もも is of uncertain origin, possibly related to the fruit's color or shape.

カラモモ

apricot (Prunus armeniaca) · Chinese dwarf peach (Prunus persica var. densa)

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ヤマモモ
wax myrtle; Asian bog myrtle
桃もも缶かん
canned peaches
椿つばい桃もも
nectarine
フトモモ
rose apple; Malabar plum
桃もも割われ
peach-split hairstyle; traditional Japanese hairstyle with a bun like a halved peach
しだれ桃もも
weeping peach
セイヨウスモモ
common plum; European plum