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Kanji Detail for 杏 - "apricot"

杏

  • Meaning

    杏 means "apricot." Also associated with ginkgo, ginnan.

    1. Apricot - A deciduous tree of the rose family; its fruit.

    2. Ginkgo - The fruit of the ginkgo tree (in "ginnan").

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    • Verified meaning: apricot
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あず, あずみ, あん, あんず)
    • Also carries these associations: ginkgo, ginnan

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 杏

    Given names 杏(あず)Listen 杏(あずみ)Listen 杏(あん)Listen 杏(あんず)Listen 杏(あんぬ)Listen 杏(あんり)Listen 杏(きょう)Listen 杏(こう)Listen 杏(もも)Listen

    Surnames 杏(からもも)Listen 杏(きょうじ)Listen 杏(すうめ)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    an(アン) アン

    koh(コウ) コウ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    anzu(あんず) あんず

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    apricot ginkgo ginnan fruit blossom sweet tart tree orchard harvest spring jam preserve

Sentences including 杏

  • Look, an apricot tree!

  • Ginkgos are large trees.

  • The gingko is a living fossil.

  • Anna plays tennis well.

  • Good morning, Anna! Will you have a cup of tea with us?

  • I wrote a letter to Anna, but it came back.

  • There's a large gingko tree that's said to be 800 years old inside the grounds of a nearby shrine.

  • Anna has forgotten what it means to be happy.

  • Our second daughter Momoko is good-natured, but she isn't very good at studying. It's only a small thing but it causes worry.

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