ふくべ

noun

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

• ふくべ細工ざいくは栃とち木ぎ県けんの伝でん統とう工こう芸げいです。

  Fukube crafts are a traditional handicraft of Tochigi Prefecture.

• このふくべは水すい筒とうとして使つかわれていた。

  This gourd was used as a water container.

noun

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

• 夕ゆう顔がおはふくべの一いっ種しゅで、夕ゆう方がたに白しろい花はなを咲さかせる。

  Yūgao is a type of fukube that blooms white flowers in the evening.