also: きうり
noun
cucumber
Common vegetable; the word is usually written in katakana as キュウリ.
サラダにキュウリを入れましょう。
Let's put cucumber in the salad.
夏は冷やしたキュウリがおいしい。
Chilled cucumber is delicious in summer.
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana, and katakana is common for this vegetable name.
Hiragana spelling; also common and acceptable.
Traditional kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. It is usually written in kana.
Historical reading; no longer used in modern Japanese.
Katakana form of the archaic reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Alternate kanji spelling; it is rarely used. Not recommended for learners.
Same word, but written with kanji; very rare in modern usage. キュウリ is the standard spelling.
The Japanese word きゅうり is believed to derive from the older reading きうり, which may have originated from a Chinese term for cucumber. The exact derivation is uncertain.