菓 (guǒ) - Fruit — specifically refers to fruits, often used & alternative form of 果.

菓Tone 3

guǒ ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

菓 · guǒ

Fruit — specifically refers to fruits, often used in traditional contexts or in Japanese loanwords;

alternative form of 果.

Fruit — specifically refers to fruits, often usedalternative form of 果.

Usage highlights

FruitJapanese sweetsWestern sweetsFruit shopConfectioneryFruit tart

Synonyms

  • 果— fruit (more common simplified form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I bought some fruit (菓子).
  • Traditional Japanese sweets (和菓子) are beautiful.
  • He enjoys fruit jelly (菓ゼリー).
  • Fruit parlor (菓子パーラー) is a type of cafe.

Collocations

  • Fruit(菓子)
  • Japanese sweets(和菓子)
  • Western sweets(洋菓子)
  • Fruit shop(菓子店)
  • Confectionery(菓子類)
  • Fruit tart(菓子タルト)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms with 菓; it's primarily used in compound words.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 菓 is a variant form of 果 (fruit), often seen in traditional contexts.
  • In modern usage, 菓子 is commonly used in Japanese loanwords for sweets and confectionery.
  • The character appears in names of traditional Japanese and Chinese sweets.

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