also: ひょう
bottle gourd (variety gourda); gourd container
Refers to the plant Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda and the container made from its dried fruit. Often used in traditional crafts and as a vessel.
See also: ひょうたん
Fukube crafts are a traditional handicraft of Tochigi Prefecture.
bottle gourd (variety depressa)
Only with reading ふくべ
Specifically the variety Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa, also known as 夕顔 (yūgao). The reading is restricted to ふくべ.
See also: 夕顔
This gourd was used as a water container.
Yūgao is a type of fukube that blooms white flowers in the evening.
Rare kanji spelling for ふくべ; also read ひょう in some contexts.
Alternate reading ひょう for the kanji 瓢, used in some compound words or classical contexts.
Obscure kanji variant for ふくべ.
Obscure kanji variant for ふくべ.
The origin of ふくべ is uncertain. It may be related to the word ふく (膨く, to swell) referring to the gourd's shape, but this is speculative.