ペア

ペア · pea · JLPT N1 · noun

pair

🍐 ペア sounds like 'pea': two peas in a pod make a pair, and a pear is a fruit, so one word covers both meanings.

Pair and pear share the same sound in Japanese ペア. Two peas in a pod are a natural pair, and a pear is the fruit you already know.

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