Kanji
瓜
kanji character
melon
瓜 kanji-瓜 melon
瓜
Meaning
melon
Readings
Kun'yomi
- うり melon
- うり か Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
- うり のき Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum
On'yomi
- すい か watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- か でん melon field
- か てい stem and calyx of muskmelon (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
- ぼ け Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
- くさぼ け dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
- からぼ け kara flowering quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria)
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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南 瓜 pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.), squash -
胡 瓜 cucumber (Cucumis sativus) -
黄 瓜 cucumber (Cucumis sativus) -
西 瓜 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) -
水 瓜 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) -
瓜 melon, gourd -
瓜 姆 Guam -
厄 瓜 多 Ecuador -
瓜 田 melon field, melon patch -
瓜 科 Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) -
瓜 木 Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum -
瓜 坊 wild boar piglet -
瓜 蝿 cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis) -
瓜 蠅 cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis) -
瓜 楓 hawthorn-leaf maple (Acer crataegifolium), uri maple -
瓜 蒂 stem and calyx of muskmelon (used in traditional Chinese medicine) -
瓜 類 cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae spp., esp. edible), gourds -
瓜 二 つexactly alike (in appearance), like two peas in a pod, (practically) identical... -
糸 瓜 sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), Egyptian cucumber, Vietnamese luffa... -
破 瓜 age 16 (of a girl), pubescence, puberty... -
木 瓜 family crest based on a japonica flower, style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances -
冬 瓜 wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), ash gourd, white gourd... -
白 瓜 melon cucumber -
烏 瓜 Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa) -
瓜 の木 Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum -
瓜 の蔓 gourd vine -
苦 瓜 bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd -
氈 瓜 wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), winter melon -
毛 瓜 Okinawan yellow cucumber -
赤 瓜 Okinawan yellow cucumber