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Kanji Detail for 瓜 - "melon, gourd"

瓜

  • Meaning

    瓜 means "melon, gourd."

    1. Melon - Plants of the gourd family.

    2. Gourd - Cucumber, squash, and melons.

    3. Cucumber - A vine vegetable.

  • Words using 瓜

    • 南瓜 かぼちゃ Listen pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

  • Four-character idioms with 瓜

    • 李下瓜田 りかかでん Listen be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal
    • 瓜田李下 かでんりか Listen be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal

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    • Verified meaning: melon, gourd
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 瓜

    Given names 瓜(うり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    melon

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A vine plant. There are many varieties. All named after the fruit they produce. Leaves like palms. Or in branching form. Has tendrils. Flowers mostly yellow. Planted in spring, ripens in summer. Withers by autumn. The fruit is food as vegetables or fruits. | 瓜期 (melon period). Refers to the time when one's term of office should be handed over. The expression originates from (Zuo Zhuan). Being relieved on time is also called 瓜代 (melon succession). | Colloquially, 破瓜 (breaking melon) forms the characters for 二八. Hence calling the age of sixteen 破瓜. Mostly said of women. | 瓜李 (melon and plum). Refers to suspicion. Putting on shoes in a melon field, others may suspect one of picking melons. Adjusting one's cap under a plum tree, others may suspect one of picking plums. The expression originates from (Ancient Yuefu). | 瓜葛 (melon and kudzu). Refers to relatives. Saying two surnames are not originally connected, but like melons and kudzu vines that intertwine and connect.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

    ke(ケ) ケ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uri(うり) うり

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    瓜 (uri)

  • Related Keywords

    melon gourd plant vegetable fruit vine seeds rind cucumber

Sentences including 瓜

  • They were really cut from the same cloth.

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