果物

Kanji breakdown

• 果 (guǒ) · 8 strokes

  Pictograph of fruit growing on a tree.

• 物 (wù) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".

Example sentences

1. 好きな果物は？ — What's your favorite fruit?
2. 果物が好きです。 — I like fruit.
3. 彼は果物を売る。 — He sells fruit.
4. 君は果物が好きだ。 — You like fruit.
5. この果物は不味い。 — This fruit has a bad taste.

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