Japanese symbol for “mandarin”
マンダリン
マンダリン
Romaji: mandarin
mandarin (Citrus reticulata)
In Japanese, mandarin is マンダリン (mandarin).
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Meanings
- n mandarin (Citrus reticulata)
Other Japanese words for “mandarin”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 官話 | かんわ kanwa | Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China) |
| 北方話 | ほっぽうわ hoppouwa | Northern Chinese; Mandarin |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mandarin”.
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.