りんご

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:

VARIETIES:

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

COMPOUNDS:

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 2026.5.19 7:28
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