Translation guide
The fruit strawberry. In Japanese, the word いちご is used for the fruit in general. There are also specific terms for wild strawberries and the strawberry plant.
いちご
strawberry (fruit)
Referring to the red, edible fruit typically sold in stores.
The standard word for strawberry. Used in everyday conversation, menus, and product names.
いちごが好きです。
I like strawberries.
このいちごは甘いですね。
These strawberries are sweet, aren't they?
Loanword from English, often used in product names, flavors, and desserts. Less common in everyday speech for the fruit itself.
ストロベリー味のアイスクリーム
strawberry-flavored ice cream
Referring to small, wild strawberries, often found in nature.
Literally 'field strawberry'. Refers to wild strawberries, which are smaller and often more tart than cultivated ones.
子供の頃、野いちごを摘みました。
When I was a child, I picked wild strawberries.
A specific species of wild strawberry (Rubus hirsutus). Mostly used in botanical contexts.
Referring to the plant itself, not the fruit.
Means 'strawberry seedling/plant'. Used when talking about growing strawberries.
いちごの苗を植えました。
I planted strawberry seedlings.
Literally 'Dutch strawberry', the botanical name for the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Used in scientific contexts.
オランダイチゴは世界中で栽培されています。
The garden strawberry is cultivated all over the world.
いちご is often combined with other words to describe strawberry-related items, such as いちごジャム (strawberry jam) or いちご狩り (strawberry picking).
いちご狩りに行きませんか？
Would you like to go strawberry picking?
クサイチゴは日本に自生しています。
Rubus hirsutus grows wild in Japan.