Word Meaning 南瓜

かぼちゃ kabocha

南瓜 is read as かぼちゃ (kabocha) and means pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.).

Meaning

English

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.)
squash

Reading

Kana

かぼちゃ

Romaji

kabocha

Writing Variants

南瓜なんか nanka
南瓜ぼうぶら boubura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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団栗南瓜

どんぐりかぼちゃ

acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)

冬至南瓜

とうじかぼちゃ

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

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

おもちゃ南瓜

おもちゃかぼちゃ

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

南西

なんせい

southwest

南東

なんとう

southeast

南風

みなみかぜ

summer

南部

なんぶ

southern part

南極

なんきょく

South Pole

南北

なんぼく

South Korea and North Korea

南

みなみ

south

Example Sentences

「南瓜は、何玉欲しい？」「３玉、お願いします」

"How many pumpkins do you want?" "Three, please."