果樹 Fruit Tree

Meaning

Primary

Fruit Tree

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A fruit wood is what a fruit grows on (the wood of a fruit is a tree, dummy). That makes this word a fruit tree.

果樹 refers to trees that bear edible fruit, like peach, orange, or persimmon trees. It sounds a bit more formal and technical than saying 果物の木, so you'll often see it in agricultural, landscaping, or gardening contexts.

Reading

かじゅ

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 果樹〜

  果樹園

  fruit orchard

  果樹農家

  fruit farmer

  果樹研究

  research on fruit trees

• 〜果樹

  熱帯果樹

  tropical fruit tree

  落葉果樹

  deciduous fruit tree

  常緑果樹

  evergreen fruit tree

• 果樹の〜

  果樹の種類

  fruit tree type

  果樹の幹

  trunk of a fruit tree

  果樹の手入れ

  care of a fruit tree

• 果樹を〜

  果樹を植える

  to plant a fruit tree

  果樹を育てる

  to grow a fruit tree

  果樹を切り倒す

  to cut down a fruit tree

Context Sentences

庭に一本、果樹を植えました。

I planted a fruit tree in the yard.

果樹の世話は思った以上に大変です。

Taking care of fruit trees is harder than I expected.

果樹園での仕事は結構退屈です。

The job at the orchard is pretty boring.

Kanji Composition

1. 果

   か Fruit
2. 樹

   じゅ Wood