りんご狩(が)り

りんごがり
noun
apple picking
1. apple picking
A leisure activity of going to an orchard to pick and eat apples, popular as an autumn outing.
秋(あき)にりんご狩(が)りに行(い)った。
We went apple picking in autumn.
家族(かぞく)でりんご狩(が)りを楽(たの)しんだ。
My family enjoyed apple picking.
この農園(のうえん)では時間(じかん)制限(せいげん)なしでりんご狩(が)りが楽(たの)しめる。
At this orchard you can enjoy apple picking with no time limit.

Formed from りんご (apple) + 狩(が)り (gathering, picking), with rendaku making it がり. The suffix 狩(が)り is used for going out to gather or pick produce, as in ぶどう狩(がり) (grape picking) and いちご狩(が)り (strawberry picking).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • りんご狩(が)りに行(い)く: go apple picking
  • りんご狩(が)りを楽(たの)しむ: enjoy apple picking

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 潮干狩(しおひが)り: clam digging — another 狩(が)り outing
  • ぶどう狩(が)り: grape picking — a parallel fruit-picking activity
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