How to say "banana" in Japanese

• バナナCommon
  nounThe everyday word for banana, the fruit you eat. It is the common, default choice in conversation, shopping, and cooking, and is written in katakana.
  私はリンゴ以上いじょうにバナナが好すきです。↗

  I like bananas more than apples.
• 実芭蕉みばしょう
  nounA less common word for the banana plant and its fruit, with a literary flavor. It seldom serves as the everyday word for banana; learners will almost always want バナナ instead.

Use 「バナナ」 for the fruit in virtually any everyday context; 実芭蕉 is a far less common, literary word for the banana plant or its fruit and is rarely what learners need.

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• バナナbanana
• 実芭蕉みばしょうbanana