Japanese symbol for “clementine”

蜜柑

みかん

Romaji: mikan

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; clementine

In Japanese, clementine is 蜜柑, read みかん (mikan).

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Meanings

n mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; clementine; satsuma
n citrus (Citrus spp.)

Written forms: 蜜柑. Readings: みかん、ミカン.

Kanji and stroke order

蜜

honey, nectar, molasses

on: ミツ、ビツ

14 strokes

柑

citrus, orange

on: コン、カン

9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
蜂蜜	はちみつ hachimitsu	honey
蜜月	みつげつ mitsugetsu	honeymoon
蜜蜂	みつばち mitsubachi	honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
糖蜜	とうみつ toumitsu	molasses; black treacle
蜜蝋	みつろう mitsurou	beeswax
柑橘類	かんきつるい kankitsurui	citrus; citrus fruit
柑橘	かんきつ kankitsu	citrus; citrus fruit
金柑	きんかん kinkan	kumquat; cumquat

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.