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 瓢, 瓢鮎図, 瓢箪, 瓢箪鯰.

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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

Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

瓢

ひょう

Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)

瓢鮎図

ひょうねんず

Hyonenzu (painting by Josetsu, 1415)

瓢箪

ひょうたん

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

瓢箪鯰

ひょうたんなまず

(person) slippery as an eel

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)

千成り瓢箪

せんなりびょうたん

bottle gourd

箪食瓢飲

たんしひょういん

simple food and drink

二十八星瓢虫

にじゅうやほしてんとう

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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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.