りんご

noun

apple

1. apple

A round fruit with red or green skin.

りんごを食(た)べる。

To eat an apple.

りんごは赤(あか)い。

Apples are red.

りんごを三(みっ)つ買(か)った。

I bought three apples.

りんごの皮(かわ)を剥(む)いてから食(た)べます。

I peel the apple before eating it.

秋(あき)になるとりんごがおいしくなるので、毎年(まいとし)りんご狩(が)りに行(い)きます。

Apples become delicious in autumn, so I go apple picking every year.

りんご is typically written in hiragana, though the kanji 林檎(りんご) exists.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

りんごを剥(む)く: to peel an apple
りんごを切(き)る: to cut an apple
りんご狩(が)り: apple picking
りんご酢(す): apple vinegar

VARIETIES:

ふじ: Fuji (most popular variety)
つがる: Tsugaru
紅玉(こうぎょく): Jonathan apple

COMPOUNDS:

りんごジュース: apple juice
りんご飴(あめ): candied apple
りんごパイ: apple pie

青森県(あおもりけん) is Japan's top apple-producing region, accounting for over half of domestic production. The phrase 「りんごが赤(あか)くなると医者(いしゃ)が青(あお)くなる」means apples are considered very healthy.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:09 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:46

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