peach

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 桃 has 10 strokes and denotes the peach tree or its fruit.
• Basic usage: 桃（もも） means peach; 桃源郷（とうげんきょう） means a utopia or paradise.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fruit and tree
  • 冷やした桃 refers to chilled peach fruit.
  • In 庭の桃が淡い桃色の花を咲かせた, a peach tree in the garden produced pale pink flowers.
• A comparison with paradise
  • 桃源郷のような村 compares a village to a utopia.
  • With 彼にとって, the description presents the place as a paradise from that person's perspective.