How to say "peach" in Japanese

• 桃ももCommon
  nounThe basic word for the fruit — the tree and its edible stone fruit (Prunus persica). Use this whenever you mean an actual peach in everyday speech or writing.
  虫むしに食い荒くいあらされて桃ももは中空ちゅうくうになっていた。↗

  The insect ate the peach hollow.
• ピーチCommon
  nounA loanword covering the same fruit, common on menus, drinks, cosmetics, and product names (peach flavor, peach scent). In ordinary sentences about eating a peach, 桃 is the natural choice.
• 桃色ももいろCommon
  no-adjectiveNot the fruit but the color peach, which is essentially a shade of pink. Use this word only when discussing the color; it is not how you refer to the fruit itself.
  彼女かのじょのほおは薄うすく桃色ももいろに染そまっていた。↗

  Her cheeks were tinged with pink.

Use 桃 for the fruit itself, 「ピーチ」 for the fruit or flavor in loanword contexts such as menus and product names, and 桃色 when talking about the peach color, which is essentially pink.

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

• 桃ももpeach (Prunus persica)
• ピーチpeach
• 桃色ももいろpink (colour, color)