How to say "cherry" in Japanese

• チェリーCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword, covering cherry in the broadest sense: the fruit, but also related senses such as cherry wood or the deep red colour. Typical of dessert menus, sweets and cocktails.
• さくらんぼCommon
  nounThe word for the cherry fruit itself, especially the sweet cherry — what you say about fruit you buy, pick or eat. Usually written in kana alone rather than in kanji.
  さくらんぼは六ろく月がつか七しち月がつに熟じゅくす。↗

  Cherries are ripe in June or July.

Both words cover the fruit, but 「さくらんぼ」 is the specific word for cherries you eat, while 「チェリー」 is the loanword, typical of desserts and menus and also covering the wood and the deep red colour.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• チェリーcherry
• さくらんぼcherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
• 桜桃おうとうcherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
• 実桜みざくらcherry tree with edible fruit (esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
• チェリーピンク(cerise) cherry