Word Meaning 冬至南瓜

とうじかぼちゃ toujikabocha

冬至南瓜 is read as とうじかぼちゃ (toujikabocha) and means custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice.

Meaning

English

custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

Reading

Kana

とうじかぼちゃ

Romaji

toujikabocha

Writing Variants

冬至カボチャ とうじかぼちゃ toujikabocha

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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冬瓜

とうが

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)

冬至

とうじ

winter solstice

冬至点

とうじてん

winter solstitial point

冬至線

とうじせん

the Tropic of Capricorn

冬瓜子

とうがし

wax gourd seed

冬至粥

とうじがゆ

adzuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)

南瓜

なんか

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.)

西洋南瓜

せいようかぼちゃ

buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima)

団栗南瓜

どんぐりかぼちゃ

acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)

素麺南瓜

そうめんかぼちゃ

spaghetti squash

ペポ南瓜

ぺぽかぼちゃ

Cucurbita pepo

玩具南瓜

おもちゃかぼちゃ

Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)