also: うんしゅうミカン · ウンシュウミカン
noun
satsuma mandarin; Citrus unshiu
A seedless, easy-to-peel mandarin orange variety widely cultivated in Japan.
冬になると温州みかんを箱買いする。
In winter, I buy satsuma mandarins by the box.
温州みかんは皮がむきやすくて甘い。
Satsuma mandarins are easy to peel and sweet.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Katakana variant for the fruit name; common in commercial contexts.
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
All-katakana spelling; useful for search but not a common written form.
Named after Wēnzhōu (温州), a city in China, though the fruit is believed to have originated in Japan. The exact derivation is uncertain.