りんご
りんご
hepburn ringo
apple
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- リンゴを一つください。One apple, please.
- 青森のリンゴは有名です。Aomori apples are famous.
Collocations
リンゴ / 林檎 (ringo, apple)リンゴジュース (ringo juusu, apple juice)青森リンゴ (Aomori ringo, Aomori apple)リンゴ狩り (ringo gari, apple-picking)リンゴ飴 (ringo ame, candy apple)
Mnemonic
リンゴ / 林檎 ringo — typically written in katakana; the kanji 林檎 is rare and hard. Etymology: Chinese 林檎 came to Japan, same kanji also in Korean "limgeum". Japan's top apple producer is 青森県 (Aomori prefecture) — cold northern climate + volcanic soil + sunshine yield firm sweet apples. 一つ (hitotsu, one piece) — Japanese counters: round items like apples take both 個 (ko) and つ (tsu).
Quick check
Japan's top apple-producing region?