How to say 'Fruit' in Japanese | フルーツ

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The Japanese word for Fruit is 'Furuutsu', written as フルーツ in Japanese.

word

フルーツ

Meaning

Fruit

Reading

Furuutsu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'フルーツ (furuutsu)' means 'fruit'. It is a loanword derived from the English word 'fruit' and is commonly used in modern Japanese to refer to edible fruits, particularly in contexts related to food, desserts, or health. For example: I bought some fruit「フルーツを買いました」(ふるーつをかいました). This cake has a lot of fruit「このケーキにはフルーツがたくさん入っています」(このけーきにはふるーつがたくさんはいっています). The word is often used in casual or culinary contexts and is interchangeable with the native Japanese word '果物 (くだもの)', though 'フルーツ' tends to sound more modern or trendy.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

7320

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word フルーツ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

フ

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

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'Furuutsu' means 'Fruit' .

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