Illustration: Under a kotatsu in a modest living room, a child peels a small mandarin with both thumbs. The loose rind opens in broad flaps around the flattened fruit, revealing clearly separated segments. A shallow basket holds several more mandarins within easy reach.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

みかん

mikan

mandarin orange

Example sentences

  1. みかんばっかり食たべたせいで手てが黄きばんだ。

    I ate so many mandarins that my hands were stained yellow.

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  2. ミカンは、ビタミンが豊富ほうふです。

    Mandarin oranges are rich in vitamins.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ミカンにはビタミンCが豊富ほうふに含ふくまれている。

    Mandarin oranges have a lot of vitamin C.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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