瓢箪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひょう
Jinmeiyō
たん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
瓢簞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひょう)(たん) or 瓢箪(ヒョウタン) • (hyōtanへうたん (feutan) or ヘウタン (feutan)?

  1. bottle gourd; calabash, Lagenaria siceraria
    Synonyms: (fukube), (hisago), 葫蘆 (koro), 瓠瓜 (koka)
  2. a calabash made from dried bottle gourd fruit
    Synonyms: (hisago), (fukube)

Derived terms

  • 瓢箪苔(ヒョウタンゴケ) (hyōtan-goke)
  • 瓢箪鯰(ひょうたんなまず) (hyōtan-namazu)
  • 瓢箪木(ひょうたんぼく) (hyōtanboku)
  • 青瓢箪(あおひょうたん) (aohyōtan)
  • 夕顔瓢箪(ゆうがおひょうたん) (yūgao hyōtan)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ 瓢箪”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here