一熟

Japanese

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), in this case used for both the sound values, and for the meanings:

The reading いちじく is thought to be an irregular rendering of the Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋ^H ȵiɪt̚ kuɑ^X, “fig”), which is from Persian (anjir, “fig”) + Middle Chinese 果 (kuɑ^X, “fruit”).

For pronunciation and definitions of 一熟 – see the following entry.

[noun] fig tree

Alternative spelling
映日果

(This term, 一熟, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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