Meaning
Pear — Refers to the fruit tree of the rose family.
- 梨 — pear
- 洋梨 — Western pear
- 梨園 — pear orchard (can also refer to kabuki actor lineage)
- 梨花 — pear blossom
This kanji is a 形声文字 (phonetic-semantic compound). The left part is 木 ("tree") and the right part is 利 (phonetic marker, simplified form). Together, they represent a tree (wood-based plant) with a specific sound — here, a pear tree.
梨が 好きですか?
Do you like pears?
洋梨と和梨は 形がちがいます。
Western pears and Japanese pears have different shapes.
梨園で 梨を 収穫しました。
I harvested pears at the orchard.
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