Japanese Word of the Day

林檎
りんご - ringo

apple

Definitions

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林檎

1. n. (from 918) an apple

(ja-x, りんごの鮮%度の見%分け方, りんごのせん%どのみ%わけ-かた, how to tell whether an apple is fresh)

2. n. (slang) the company (Apple Inc.) or its products

(ja-x, よく林%檎の審%査通ったなこれ。, よくりん%ごのしん%さとおったなこれ。, I can't believe this has passed Apple's censorship.)

3. n. Usage: Can refer to either the fruit or the tree. (U:ja:biology, リンゴ)

4. n. (938–???) (rare obsolete) an apple

5. n. (1138–????) (rare obsolete) an apple

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