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林檎りんご - ringo
apple
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 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 |
Example Sentences
| 「あの家は私のおばあさんが小さい時に住んでいた丘の上にあってほなぎくに囲まれまわりにりんごの木が植わっていた家にとてもよく似ている」 "That little house looks just like the little house my grandmother lived in when she was a little girl, on a hill covered with daisies and apple trees growing around." １日１個のりんごは医者を遠ざける。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. １日にリンゴ１個で医者いらず。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. １日りんご１個食べていれば医者はいらない。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. あなたはりんごとオレンジではどちらが好きですか。 Which do you like better, an apple or an orange? |
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