みかん

mandarin

mikan

Quiz

Frequency: #9,897

Meanings

1
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerinenoun
2
citrus (Citrus spp.)noun

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In a sentence

How it works

Two words, no particle: みかん (mandarin) sits bare as the thing being acted on, then the verb. 剥く(むく) (peel) appears in its て (te-form) form 剥いて(むいて) (peel), which here works as a soft, casual request — “peel it, would you?” Dropping the object particle and ending on the bare te-form keeps it light and spoken.