fig; common fig; fig tree
Refers to the fruit or the tree Ficus carica. Usually written in katakana.
When fig season comes, I often make jam.
I planted a fig tree in the garden.
Katakana spelling is standard for this word; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Rarely used kanji form.
Generally traced to Chinese 映日果, a name for the fig, with the pronunciation adapted in Japanese. 無花果 is a later semantic spelling referring to the plant’s flowers being hidden inside the fruit-like structure.