Kanken 1
匏

Meaning

Kanji 匏

gourd

gourd

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ひさご
Onyomi 音読み
ホホウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
11
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
砲 • 誇 • 胞 • 飽 • 袴 • 包 • 夸

Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

瓢

ひょう

dried gourd, used as flask

瓠

ふくべ

Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

匏で作った水筒を旅に持って行った。

I took a flask made from a gourd on the trip.

昔は匏を器として使うことがあった。

In the past, gourds were sometimes used as containers.

その匏は軽くて丈夫だった。

That gourd was light and sturdy.

棚の上に古い匏が一つ置いてある。

An old gourd has been placed on the shelf.

職人は匏を削って器に仕上げた。

The craftsman carved the gourd and finished it as a container.