Translation guide
A calabash is a gourd used as a container or utensil. In Japanese, the word ひょうたん refers to the gourd itself, while ひさご can refer to the gourd or a container made from it. The term ゆうがお refers to a specific type of gourd, often used for food or containers.
Referring to the calabash as a plant or its fruit, typically the bottle gourd.
General term for the calabash gourd, often associated with the bottle gourd shape. Commonly used in everyday contexts.
庭にひょうたんがなっている。
A calabash is growing in the garden.
Refers specifically to the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), often used for food (kanpyō) or containers. More specific than ひょうたん.
ゆうがおの実を収穫した。
We harvested the calabash fruit.
Referring to an object made from a dried calabash, such as a bottle, dipper, or bowl.
Can refer to the gourd itself or a container made from it, such as a sake bottle or ladle. Often used in traditional contexts.
ひさごに酒を入れて運んだ。
They carried sake in a calabash container.
Also used for containers made from the gourd, especially in modern or casual contexts. Often seen as a water bottle or decoration.
ひょうたん is the most common word for calabash and can refer to both the plant and containers. ひさご is more traditional and often implies a crafted container. ゆうがお is a specific species, often used for food (kanpyō) or large containers.
ひょうたんの水筒を持っている。
I have a calabash water bottle.