梨(なし)

なし
noun
pear (Japanese pear)
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1. pear, Japanese pear
A round, crisp fruit with grainy flesh, widely grown and eaten in Japan. When used without qualification, refers to the Japanese pear (nashi pear), which is round and crisp unlike the Western pear.
梨(なし)が旬(しゅん)だ。
Pears are in season.
千葉県(ちばけん)は梨(なし)の産地(さんち)として有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Chiba Prefecture is famous as a pear-growing region.
祖母(そぼ)が庭(にわ)で育(そだ)てた梨(なし)はとても甘(あま)くて瑞々(みずみず)しい。
The pears my grandmother grew in the garden are very sweet and juicy.

Usage

In Japan, 梨(なし) refers to the Japanese pear (和梨(わなし)), which is round, crisp, and grainy — quite different from the Western pear (洋梨(ようなし)), which is soft and bell-shaped. Major varieties include 幸水(こうすい) and 豊水(ほうすい). The season is late summer to autumn.

Common collocations

  • 梨(なし)狩(が)り: pear picking
  • 梨(なし)の産地(さんち): pear-growing region
  • 和梨(わなし): Japanese pear
  • 洋梨(ようなし): Western pear

Note on homophones

Not to be confused with 無(な)し (none, without), which has the same reading but completely different meaning and kanji.

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