kanji - Why is りんご written in hiragana?

I recently bought some apples and the term was written in hiragana.

Answer

りんご can be written in kanji as 林檎. However, the second kanji is not a jōyō kanji, so the whole word is often written in kana.

The same happens with hundreds of other everyday items

• みかん 蜜柑


• しょうゆ 醤油


• みそ 味噌


• ろうそく 蝋燭


• にんじん 人参


• タンス 箪笥



• ネジ 螺子


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