金きん柑かん

noun

kumquat

Refers to the small citrus fruit or the tree itself. The spelling 金柑 is standard; キンカン is common in shops and gardening.

• 庭にわに金きん柑かんの木きを植うえました。

  I planted a kumquat tree in the garden.

• 金きん柑かんは皮かわごと食たべられます。

  Kumquats can be eaten with the peel on.