WORD DETAIL
桃
もも
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
桃, readもも, is a noun that can identify a peach fruit or the peach tree that bears it. - Basic usage:
桃を果物に出すrefers to the fruit served for eating;庭の桃が花を咲かせるrefers to the tree producing blossoms.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Fruit and tree referents of
桃- With
をas food, peach denotes the fruit; as the subject of flowering, English needs peach tree.
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