Japanese word

チェリー

Pronunciation

Romajicherī

Meaning

  • nouncherry

Example

私はチェリーを二つ食べました。watashi wa che rī o futa tsu ta be ma shi ta

I ate two cherries.

Illustration for チェリー (cherry)

More examples

デザートにチェリーを添えました。de zā to ni che rī o so e ma shi ta

I added cherries to the dessert.

Core concept

Describes a smooth-skinned stone fruit whose single hard pit lies at its center and whose varieties range from sweet to sour.

Common phrases

  • チェリーを食べるche rī o ta be ru

    eat cherries

  • チェリーの種che rī no tane

    cherry pit

Similar words

さくらんぼsakuranbo: The common Japanese name for the small, round fruit of a cherry tree, usually eaten fresh.
桜桃ōtō: A formal or written term for the fruit produced by a cherry tree.

Definition in Japanese

サクラ属の木に実る、種を一つ含む食用の果実。sa ku ra zoku no ki ni mino ru shu o hito tsu fuku mu shoku yō no ka jitsu

Word origin

チェリー (cherī) is borrowed from English cherry; the English form developed from Middle English cheri and Old French cherise, probably from Greek kerasos.

Usage tips

  • The phrase a cherry on top uses the fruit as a symbol for a final extra that makes something already good even better.

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