What does kanji 瓢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 瓢 is gourd.

How is kanji 瓢 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 瓢 are ひさご, ふくべ; the onyomi readings are ヒョウ.

What words use kanji 瓢?

Example words that use kanji 瓢 include てんとう虫, 瓢, 瓢鮎図, 瓢箪.

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瓢

Meaning

Kanji 瓢

gourd

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひさごふくべ
Onyomi 音読み: ヒョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 㼼 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 17
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 標 • 漂 • 縹 • 翲 • 螵 • 票 • 剽

Related vocabulary

18 common entries

Showing 18 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

てんとう虫

てんとうむし

ladybug (Harmonia axyridis)

瓢

ひょう

dried gourd, used as flask

瓢鮎図

ひょうねんず

Hyonenzu (painting by Josetsu, 1415)

瓢箪

ひょうたん

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

瓢箪から駒

ひょうたんからこま

something impossible

瓢箪から駒が出る

ひょうたんからこまがでる

something impossible

瓢箪鯰

ひょうたんなまず

(person) slippery as an eel

瓠

ふくべ

Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)

一瓢

いっぴょう

one gourd

乾瓢

かんぴょう

strips of dried gourd

一箪の食一瓢の飲

いったんのしいっぴょうのいん

simple food and drink

偽瓢虫

てんとうむしだまし

28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

瓢には水が入っている。

There is water in the gourd.

彼は瓢を腰に下げている。

He is carrying a gourd at his waist.

瓢は乾燥すると軽くなる。

The gourd becomes light when it dries.

その瓢の形は面白い。

The shape of that gourd is interesting.

庭に瓢がなっている。

There are gourds growing in the garden.

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