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
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
Fukube crafts are a traditional handicraft of Tochigi Prefecture.
This gourd was used as a water container.
Yūgao is a type of fukube that blooms white flowers in the evening.
夕顔 (yūgao) is the Japanese name for the plant Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa, which is one variety of ふくべ. ふくべ can refer to the plant or the container, while 夕顔 specifically refers to the flowering plant.
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.