キュウリ

also: きうり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

cucumber

usually written using kana alone

Common vegetable; the word is usually written in katakana as キュウリ.

夏なつは冷ひやしたキュウリがおいしい。

Chilled cucumber is delicious in summer.

〈物もの〉を薄うす切ぎりにするto slice something thinly
キュウリを薄うす切ぎりにしてサラダに入いれた。
I sliced the cucumber thinly and added it to the salad.
〈物もの〉を塩しおでもむto rub something with salt (to draw out moisture)
キュウリを塩しおでもんで水すい分ぶんを抜ぬいた。
I rubbed the cucumber with salt to draw out its moisture.

河童かっぱ
胡瓜 is the standard word for cucumber, while 河童 is a playful colloquial term derived from the kappa's legendary fondness for cucumbers.
瓜うり
キュウリ means cucumber specifically, while 瓜 is the general category that includes cucumbers among other melons and gourds.

本ほんN5
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

キュウリUsage39%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana, and katakana is common for this vegetable name.
きゅうりUsage50%
Hiragana spelling; also common and acceptable.
胡瓜Usage10%

Developed from earlier きうり, corresponding to 黄瓜, “yellow cucumber”; contraction of the adjacent vowels produced きゅうり.

きゅうり
Traditional kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. It is usually written in kana.
きうり

きうりUsage1%

Historical reading; no longer used in modern Japanese.

キウリUsage1%

kana-only spelling

Katakana form of the archaic reading; not used in modern Japanese.

黄瓜Usage<1%

rarely-used kanji form