fuji

F4U1J8I1
/fuːd͡ʒi//ˈfuːd͡ʒi/

noun

A plain spun silk fabric.

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fuji cherryPrunus incisa
CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

fuji1

nounfuji (countable and uncountable, plural fujis)

plural fujis

  1. countableA plain spun silk fabric.
  2. uncountableAn Islamic-influenced Nigerian musical genre.

fuji2

nounfuji (plural fujis)

plural fujis

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Fuji (“type of apple”).

Fuji3

proper noun
  1. A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Mount Fuji.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Fuji4

nounFuji (plural Fujis)

plural Fujis

  1. An apple of a Japanese cultivar that originated as a cross between the Red Delicious and Ralls Janet.

Fuji5

proper noun

alternative Fuchi

  1. A harbor in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    Fuji Fishing Port is in the Fuji Neighborhood of Shimen District in New Taipei City.

    2017 November 13, “FUJI FISHING PORT”, in Fisheries and Fishing Port Affairs Management Office, New Taipei City Government, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2022
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    After taking some time to dry off while having a seafood lunch at the nearby Fuchi (Fuji) Fishing Harbor 富基漁港, we continued down the coast to the Temple of the Eighteen Lords 十八王公廟.

    2008 February 9, Kaminoge, “Welcoming in the Year of the Rat in Tansui and Hokutō Onsen 子年の旅行:淡水、北投温泉”, in A Curmudgeon Abroad (Blog), archived from the original on 18 Mar 2023

    A Wanli Crab is pictured in the northern coastal fishing port of Fuji Thursday by the Agriculture Department of the New Taipei City Government. Seafood promotional sales will be held during the 4-day Tomb Sweeping holiday from April 2-5. Photo courtesy of the Agriculture Department of New Taipei City Government March 31, 2016

    2016 March 31, “Seafood sales”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2023, Photos of the Day

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms

Similar
fuji cherryPrunus incisa
Broader
flowering cherry
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Origin

fuji · noun

Named after Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan.

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Fuji · proper noun

  1. Japanese富士
  2. EnglishFuji

Borrowed from Japanese 富士 (ふじ, Fuji).

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Fuji · noun

Short for Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan, where originally cultivated.

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Fuji · proper noun

  1. Mandarin富基
  2. EnglishFuji

From Mandarin 富基 (Fùjī).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 富基
  • 富基 (Fùjī)harbor

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

fuji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuji

MLA

“fuji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuji. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuji,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuji.

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