How to say "citrus" in Japanese

• 柑橘類かんきつるいCommon
  nounThe collective term for citrus fruits as a class rather than any single fruit; typical of talk about food groups, nutrition, or farming.
• みかんCommon
  nounThe word for the citrus fruit itself, especially the familiar mandarin orange; usually written in kana. Use it when talking about eating, peeling, or buying the fruit.

Use 柑橘類 for citrus as a whole class of fruits, and 「みかん」 for the fruit itself, especially the familiar mandarin orange you peel and eat.

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• 柑橘類かんきつるいcitrus
• 柑橘かんきつcitrus
• シトラスcitrus (fruit)
• 柑橘系かんきつけいcitrus
• みかんcitrus (Citrus spp.)