Word Meaning 蔓茘枝

つるれいし tsurureishi

蔓茘枝 is read as つるれいし (tsurureishi) and means bitter melon (Momordica charantia).

Meaning

English

  1. bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
  2. bitter gourd

Reading

Kana

つるれいし

Romaji

tsurureishi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 160050 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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茘枝

れいし

Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)

蕃茘枝

ばんれいし

sweetsop (Annona squamosa)

茘枝貝

れいしがい

Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)

蔓延

まんえん

spread (e.g. of a disease)

蔓延る

はびこる

to become overgrown

大枝

おおえ

large branch

えだ

branch

小枝

こえだ

twig

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

枯れ枝

かれえだ

dead branch (or twig, etc.)

長刀一枝

ちょうとういっし

one long sword

武士は食わねど高楊枝

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

the samurai glories in honourable poverty