黄瓜

See also: 黃瓜

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 黃瓜 (“cucumber; pumpkin; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃瓜).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
うり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)
胡瓜

Compound of () (ki, yellow) + (うり) (uri, gourd). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(うり) • (kiuri

  1. cucumber

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
うり > うい
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)

Noun

()(うい) • (kiui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
き > きゅ
Grade: 2
うり
Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 黄瓜 – see the following entry.
胡瓜きゅうり
[noun] cucumber
Alternative spelling
キュウリ
胡瓜きうり
[noun] cucumber
胡瓜きうい
[noun] (Kagoshima) cucumber
(This term, 黄瓜, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN