Japanese vocabulary: Names of plants
The world of plants is extremely rich and diverse. In the article below, let's learn about the names of plants in Japanese with Injavi to supplement your vocabulary!
- 杉 (スギ – Sugi): Cedar tree
- 梨(ナシ – Nashi): Pear tree
- 棗 (ナツメ - Natsume) : Jujube tree
- 杏 (アンズ – Anzu): European or western apricot tree
- 李(スモモ – Sumomo): Plum tree or Northern plum tree
- 杞 (クコ - Kuko): Goji berry. クコの実 (kiko no mi) : fruit jihadist
- 柿 (カキ – Kaki): Persimmon tree
- 柳 (ヤナギ – Yanagi): Willow tree
- ⾦柑 (キンカン – Kinkan): The kumquat tree
- みかん (Mikan): Orange tree or citrus tree
- 橙 (ダイダイ – Daidai): Japanese bitter orange tree
- 橘 (タチバナ - Tachibana) : Tachibana orange tree
- 栃 (トチノキ – Tochinoki) : Japanese horse chestnut tree
- 椎 (シイ – Shii) : Beech tree
- 栴檀 (センダン – Sendan) : Candle tree
- 松 (マツ – Matsu): Pine tree
- 銀杏 (イチョウ – Ichou) : Chickweed
- 柚 (ユズ – Yuzu) : Yuzu tree
- 梅 (ウメ – Ume) : Apricot tree
- 桃(モモ – Momo): Peach tree
- 桜 (サクラ – Sakura) : Cherry tree
- 桑 (クワ – Kuwa): Mulberry tree
- 紅葉 (モミジ – Momiji): Maple tree
- 楓 (カエデ – Kaede) : Maple tree
- ユーカリ (Yuukari) : Eucalyptus tree
- サザンカ (Sazanka) : Japanese camellia
- 楠 (クスノキ – Kusunoki): Camphor tree
- 胡桃 (クルミ – Kurumi) : Walnut or pecan tree
- イチジク (Ichijiku): Fig tree or sweet fig tree
- クチナシ (Kuchinashi): Gardenia
- 榎 (エノキ – Enoki): Cold rice tree
- 榴(ザクロ – Zakuro): Pomegranate tree
- 槿 (ムクゲ – Mukugu): Hibiscus tree
- 槲 (カシワ – Kashiwa): Oak tree
- 花梨 (カリン – Karin) : Quince tree
- 櫁 (シキミ – Shikimi): Japanese star anise
- 櫁 (ヤマブキ – Yamabuki) : Tear tree or plum tree Yellow
- ⼭吹 (ムクロジ – Mukuroji): Soapnut tree
Above is a lesson on the names of plants in Japanese. Let's Remember all these names to use when needed!
Good luck with your Japanese studies!