瓜

Meaning

瓜 centers on the idea of a melon or gourd: a round, fleshy fruit that grows on vines.

• 瓜うり

  melon; gourd

• 西瓜すいか
  N1

  watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

• 南瓜かぼちゃ
  N1

  pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

• 胡瓜きゅうり
  N1

  cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

• 糸瓜へちま

  sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd

• 冬瓜とうがん

  wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

• 木瓜ぼけ

  Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince

• 木瓜もっこう

  family crest based on a japonica flower

• 破瓜はか

  age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; puberty

• おもちゃ南瓜おもちゃかぼちゃ

  Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)

• ハミ瓜ハミうり

  Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon

• ペポ南瓜ペポかぼちゃ

  Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini

• 冬瓜子とうがし

  wax gourd seed; winter melon seed

• 冬至南瓜とうじかぼちゃ

  custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

• 十角糸瓜とかどへちま

  angled luffa (Luffa acutangula); Chinese okra; dish cloth gourd; ridged gourd; sponge gourd; vegetable gourd; strainer vine; ribbed loofah; silky gourd; silk gourd; sinkwa towelsponge

• 千成瓜せんなりうり

  chayote

• 唐木瓜からぼけ

  kara flowering quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria)

• 団栗南瓜どんぐりかぼちゃ

  acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)

• 天瓜粉てんかふん

  talcum powder

• 李下瓜田りかかでん

  be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal

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