杷: loquat (in 枇杷)

loquat (in 枇杷); used in names

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Readings

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Appears almost only in 枇杷 (びわ, loquat) and a few place names such as 杷木 (はき).

枇杷びわloquat

杷木はきHaki (place in Fukuoka)

枇杷島びわじまBiwajima (place in Aichi)

庭にわの枇杷びわの実みが熟じゅくして、小鳥ことりたちが食たべに来くる。

The loquats in the garden have ripened, and small birds come to eat them.

福岡ふくおか県けんの杷木はきに、母ははの実家じっかがあります。

My mother's family home is in Haki, Fukuoka Prefecture.

名古屋なごやの枇杷島びわじまで電車でんしゃを降おりて、歩あるいて友ともだちの家いえへ向むかった。

I got off the train at Biwajima in Nagoya and walked to my friend's house.