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榴: pomegranate

pomegranate
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Readings

On
ル・リュウ・リョウ
Kun
ざくろ

Read ざくろ in 柘榴/石榴 (pomegranate); in military words it is リュウ: 榴弾 (explosive shell), 手榴弾 (hand grenade).

Key words

柘榴ざくろpomegranate
石榴ざくろpomegranate
手榴弾しゅりゅうだんhand grenade
榴弾りゅうだんexplosive shell
柘榴石ざくろいしgarnet

Example sentences

In autumn, the pomegranates in our garden split open and show their red seeds.

The soldier gripped the hand grenade at his waist and waited for the enemy in the trench.

A garnet as red as blood was on display in the museum.

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