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Kanji Detail for 杏 - "apricot, fruit, blossom"
杏
- Meaning
杏 means "apricot, fruit, blossom."
Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.
Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
apricot
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
apricot; almond
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
apricot; (bound form) almond
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
apricot; almond
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A fruit tree name. Both flowers and leaves resemble plum. Fruit is sweet when yellow and ripe, not sour. The kernel is flat and pointed, especially fragrant and delicious, also used medicinally. Those from the north are excellent. Large kernels are called 巴旦杏, what Japanese call almond. Confucius sat on the Apricot Altar. From "Zhuangzi." Hence it became a term for teaching. Also, the Apricot Garden in Xian's Qujiang area is where newly passed jinshi scholars were honored at banquets in Tang dynasty, the so-called Flower-Exploring Banquet. The old custom of calling successful candidates 杏林 is based on this. | 銀杏, commonly called the ginkgo tree. Trunk is straight, five to six zhang tall. Leaves are fan-shaped. The nut is called 白果, edible. The wood is solid and can be made into implements.
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
墓地の区切り目に、大きな銀杏が一本空を隠すように立っていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生と話していた私は、ふと先生がわざわざ注意してくれた銀杏の大樹を眼の前に想い浮かべた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「先生｜雑司ヶ谷の銀杏はもう散ってしまったでしょうか」「まだ空坊主にはならないでしょう」先生はそう答えながら私の顔を見守った」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha