- 桃
- もも
peach* * *モモ【桃】*peach〖C〗モモ(の実)《◆英米のものは日本の桃より小さい》The skin of peaches bruises easily. モモの皮はいたみやすい
There was a large [rich] harvest of peaches last year. 昨年はモモがたくさん取れた.
¶ → 桃の木* * *もも【桃】〔木〕 a peach (tree); 〔実〕 a peach.●桃の花 a peach blossom
・桃の節句 the Doll's Festival (March 3).
●桃栗三年柿八年. The peach and chestnut take three years to bear fruit, the persimmon eight years.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.