How to say 'Mandarin' in Japanese | みかん

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The Japanese word for Mandarin is 'Mikan', written as みかん in Japanese.

word

みかん

Meaning

Mandarin

Reading

Mikan

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'みかん' refers to a type of citrus fruit, specifically a mandarin orange. It is a common fruit in Japan, often eaten during the winter season. The word can also refer to the mandarin orange tree. Example sentences: I ate a mandarin「みかんを食べた」(みかんをたべた). The mandarin is sweet「みかんは甘い」(みかんはあまい).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1310

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word みかん

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

み

Reading

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

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'Mikan' means 'Mandarin' .

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